We’ve admired Robbie Cooper’s fascinating photographs of gamers and their avatars before. This time, the artist aims his lens at children while lost in the virtual world of their favorite videogames. The head-on portraits show several zombified, hilarious, and eerily calm expressions. The images are reminiscent of that feeling you get when you catch your reflection in passing, or hear your own recorded voice for the first time. It’s interesting to note that the children in Cooper’s body of work are far more composed than the adults in Phillip Toledano’s portraits that capture the same moment — perhaps proving that we were more sane when pint-sized. Check out the images below in our gallery.
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Toronto-based designer Jesus Castañeda creates miniature (and kind of adorable) 8-bit heroes. Pixelated characters from comic books and film are set against a simplistic background and beckon you to imagine what it would be like to play a videogame featuring every last one of them together. Certain scenes show characters together — like Hulk and Deadpool. There’s even a pixilated version of Boba Fett’s demise. Click through for tiny, 8-bit takes on famous fantasy heroes. Read More »
Rock Band, in addition to providing hours of entertainment for talentless children, is a virtual means of living out one’s dream of rock stardom. (We’re more a Guitar Hero kind of office.) The latest installment in the series is The Beatles: Rock Band. While previous Rock Bands harnessed Gen X anthems (Radiohead’s “Creep,” Nivana’s “In Bloom,” etc.), the new game is clearly targeted for angsty hippie mamas and papas who “sold out.” Oh fine, the videogame is also geared towards the rest of the world, which seems to unanimously agree on The Beatles’ greatness. Read More »
