August 2010
6 posts
Hello From An Inchropomorphic Microhood Draft
The physical 50,000 square inch Hello World microhood, without any pathways, would be about 19 x 19 feet. Once designed with pathways it could be…however big. I’ve been working on some different layouts and in the process discovered this creature, who’s not quite exact, but who wanted to say Hello. Each block is a square foot, the white paths are walkways, the grass is grass, and...
LOVELAND In Japanese...Sort of
I was just chatting with Larry who signed off with “Eat soup, have fun, $1 per square noodle!” The Engrishness of it reminded me we’ve been wanting to translate the LOVELAND site into other languages (the new microhood is called Hello World, after all). Anyone translators out there incherested in helping us translate the site into other languages?
I know there are some tools...
Micro Creation Tools Version 1 & The Zarzanzle...
Larry’s at it again. Among a bunch of updates to makeloveland.com he’s added a way to begin tricking out your inches online. Here’s Larry’s lot on Plymouth:
And here’s my lot on Plymouth:
The way it works right now is that if you’re inchvestor you log into your land, go to your profile, and hit Edit on your property. On the right you’ll see a new...
God Made Shirt, Shirt Don't Hurt
Our friend Phillip Lauri from Detroit Lives! is helping us silkscreen some new shirts. In addition to new versions of the “I’ve Got Inches In Detroit!” shirt and Detroit Ice Potato shirt we’ll soon have Monumental Kitty and Spaulding Court Unicorn Farm shirts.
If there’s anything you’d like added or changed about the shirts, speak now, or forever walk around...
SOUPy Spin-off Tonight At Spaulding Court
SOUP is a monthly micro-grant dinner in Detroit. You can read more about it right here in yesterday’s New York Times article that also features LOVELAND and Imagination Station. Jon Koller has been inspired to start a SOUPy spin-off happening TONIGHT AT 7 at Spaulding Court (2747 Rosa Parks and Perry in North Corktown). Read on for details.
If you can’t make it, go here to support...
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Virtual Layers Wanted For Entertainment...
Please get in touch if you are or know any game-y interactive-y programmers who like working on cool, small side projects ♥
Part of what LOVELAND is experimenting towards is a system for “entertainment fundraising”. That is, inviting people to chip in online with small (or large) amounts of money that fund real things while also providing them a fun interactive experience. Sort of...
