What you're looking at is a compressed image of seven large game worlds, laid over each other to scale. They are:

• Grand Theft Auto 3
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• The Elder Scolls 4: Oblivion
• Farcry 2
• The World of Warcraft
• Burnout Paradise
• Just Cause 2
  

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The Daily Blink is a webcomic about World of Warcraft, produced by a pair of Blood Elves called Chris and CP.  Here's their vision of what Cosmopolitan magazine would look like if it was published in WoW.

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As this great video illustrates, some Jedi knights never develop a maturity to match their powers. It's by filmmaker Freddie Wong and stars Logan Olson. Despite the title, there's no foul language in the video.

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This Bioshock-inspired mobile by Etsy seller SaltyandSweet is the perfect inspiration for the lil' gamer in your family. It's made from laser-cut matte board and is about the size of a basketball.

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Ceiling Ravage has no more respect for your privacy than LOLcat icon Ceiling Cat. Image by Canadian artist Matt Moylan.

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The webcomic The Joy of Tech by Nitrozac and Snaggy grades the eco-friendliness of six Star Wars characters. Unsurprisingly, Han Solo has a large carbonite footprint.

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The Los Angeles art gallery Gallery 1988 is known for its quirky, pop culture-themed exhibitions, such as one on He-Man and another on Lost. On May 20, the gallery will feature a display of art inspired by The Twilight Zone. Pictured above is Kiersten Essenpreis' sample referencing the episode "Eye of the Beholder."

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Cromer is a coastal town in Norfolk, UK. Apparently a local art tradition is the creation of lobster sculptures in different themes. Otaku blogger Meimi 132 has pictures of several of them, including an Iron Man lobster, a TMNT lobster, and an Avatar lobster.

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I admit that when my wife was pregnant with our children, I was influenced by pop culture while thinking about baby names. My wife consented to "Nicholas" from the Nick Seafort saga, but she firmly vetoed my plan to name a son "Bruce Wayne." We had daughters, so it became a moot point.

Other parents are bolder. Among the most popular non-standard baby names of 2012 are Theon (Game of Thrones), Sybil (Downton Abbey) and Decimus (The Hunger Games).

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Sand People travel single file to hide their numbers. Dutifully, this Tusken raider travels behind his son's podracer stroller during The Course of the Force, a charity walk hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation just before the opening of Comic-Con

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Gizmodo's Leslie Horn says that this toy should come in adult sizes. I totally agree. If I had one, I'd take it to the pool or beach immediately. The design firm Tuvie is developing the "Under the Sea." It's a floating ring that lets a child see what's going on beneath the surface of the water.

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Kotaku's Mike Fahey is at Comic-Con, which is taking place this week in San Diego. He has two little boys and now, thanks to what he's seen at the convention, nightmarish costuming ideas:

Thank you, young Voltron, for making my sons' future lives a nightmare of cardboard, parental incompetence and shame.

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In my family's possession is a lovely heirloom bassinet that has been in use since at least 1939. My father and his brothers used it as babies and so did I. So it was a joy to place my daughters in it during their first weeks.

Dorian and Lynn have a similar bassinet that has been around for 40 years. They reupholstered it with Star Wars-themed fabric. You can see more pictures of it at the link.

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Bradley W. Lewis, builder of lightsabers, presented his baby girl with one. She cackled diabolically and attacked her father with it. This was their battle.

It was inevitable. Some children just hop over to the dark side without hesitation.

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Eventually, it's time for the tyke to move from a crib to a bed. What do you do with the crib then? The parents at the A Little Learning for Two blog turned theirs into a desk. They used chalkboard paint (a thing which apparently exists) to create a chalkboard for their kids to enjoy. Clever!

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