Showing posts with label Recycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recycling. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

As a game designer I look at alot of rusty metal....





In games, we have a preoccupation with weathered surfaces. We cant help it - game lighting handles it really well. I suspect that smooth pristine and thus highly reflective surfaces require more complex calculations to light properly. I also suspect that a worn surface tells more of a story - it has character. So we have tons of rusted metal, cracked plaster, broken concrete and bubbling paint in games. Well here's a woman who takes old metal surfaces and makes them into items that are both beautiful and sculptural.



From Inhabitat

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Houses on Rails




This fantastic design proposal suggests building modular houses on old railway lines. The components then can be moved around from place to place along the tracks. This is another one of those interesting proposals that I would love to see incorporated into a game!



Here is the site!