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Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets by Michel Gagné

Stacy — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:21:19 +0000

If these short animations don’t put you in the mood for Halloween, I don’t know what will. Michel Gagné originally made these for Halloween Weekend on Nickelodeon in 2005, but some of them proved to be just a little too disturbing for kids and never aired. There’s nothing explicit… they’re just a little… well… you’ll see. The series was recently spun into an XBox game called Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Link via Laughing Squid

Next Generation Puppets

Miss Cellania — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:12:23 +0000

(vimeo link)

Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson hacked an Xbox Kinect and created a puppet show made of light! Get this -it was one day’s work. Engadget has a little more about the tech involved. Link -via The Daily What

Iron Man X-Box Mod

Alex — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:30:04 +0000

Nineteen-year-old sculpture student Zachariah Perry Cruse built this awesome Iron Man-themed Xbox, complete with glowing Arc Reactor:

The completely customized Falcon HDMI Xbox 360 Console took months to complete. The Iron Man Xbox 360 features bright white LEDs, a ring of light around the outside of the arc reactor, a matching red controller and the Stark Industries label on the hard drive. This one-of-a-kind Iron Man Xbox 360 with built-in arc reactor has now reached eBay and the current bid sits at US $2,050.

BornRich has more: Link | Zachariah’s web page

Teen Attacked Mom with Taco over Xbox

Alex — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:39:59 +0000

While the jury’s still out on whether playing video games lead to violence, one thing is clear: some people deserve to have their video games taken away from them. Here’s the story of one 19-year-old teen who attacked his mom with a taco when she unplugged his Xbox:

Dena Moir, 54, told deputy sheriffs she called her 19-year-old son Zachary several times to come downstairs for dinner Tuesday. When he didn’t respond, she went upstairs and unplugged his Xbox. She told deputies her son pushed her, called her names and ordered her out of his room.

The woman said she was cleaning the kitchen when her son came down to eat and that she pushed him to the side because he was in her way. At that point, deputies said, the man smacked his mother on the left arm, called her more offensive names and threw his taco in her face.

"I don’t think he believed I’ll call," the woman told a 911 dispatcher when she called the Sheriff’s Office. "He’s done this plenty of times before and I’ve never called."

The unruly teen is now in jail: Link – via Arbroath | Side discussion: Do video games cause violent behavior?

(Photo: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)