Appreciating Art in Games

As a gaming community, many of us don’t even consider the work that goes into creating a game. It’s a medium that brings writers, editors, producers, musicians, artists, animators, actors, marketing specialists, and enthusiasts together, to collaborate on one single vision. Often, developers outsource to other studios that specialize in specific tasks, such as motion…

Theoretical Assassins

Hey all. Its been a while since I’ve updated the blog (I guess my New Years Resolution is to actually update the blog) but the official Black Oni Facebook page is always being updated with interesting articles, awesome/funny videos, and art pieces produced by yours truly. Anyway, I present to you, my friends, fans, and…

Smart Art

This is just spectacular. This entire restaurant is made out of cardboard and paper-even the chairs! Despite the fact that its cardboard, they make the claim that everything is durable, and if something breaks, they just recycle it! It helps that the place is absolutely beautiful to boot! Thank you Design Taxi for delivering awesome…

COD-CASTING

Welcome everyone! I see the official Black Oni Facebook page has been gaining considerable traction, which is EPIC. Loving all of the likes and support from fans of video games, art, and of course, Black Oni. To continue on with the posts I know you love, I’ll bring to you a video showcasing some awesome…

Humor Me

Now THAT’S what I’m talkin’ about. The wonderful folks over at Design Taxi have showcased some really funny art. Back in college, my classmates and I discussed humor in art during critiques and outside-of-the-classroom discussions, and about how so much of the fine art out there is just too serious. Don’t get me wrong, I love…

Stand By!

Soooooo, who wants to donate to the Black Oni foundation. We’re just asking for 13.5 million dollars… thats all! From the awesome folk over at Design Taxi, comes this really great article about what I’d like to call “the mini gundam”. This thing can be controlled via iphone or manually piloted while inside, has wheels,…

Nike illustrator

Man, zombies are everywhere (shoutout to starbursts zombie commercial)  but check out some new designs from nike, curtesy of design taxi! Nike T-shirts

Interesting article

This article has a lot of interesting points it brings up about video games, from a “bored and pregnant wife”. If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, I’d say give this one a read. It has some really interesting things about women getting into gaming, and how video games have been perceived as “the…