Erik Scholz

Heavy Gaming in the GDR on Polyplay

Polyplay was the only gaming machine in the GDR created by VEB Polytechnik in 1986. One of the games was Schmetterlinge meaning “butterflies”. There is a big rumor about the game’s main character. Some say it’s the mole while others say it’s the mighty Pittiplatsch. Regarding the game mechanics there is not too much to explain. The hero needs to swing the dip net towards the butterflies. If catched it’s raining points. The more colorful the butterfly, the more points to grab. Anyways, I’m happy for everybody who could play on this awesome machine back in the days.

[via IGN]

10/03/2015 ≈ 10:43PM

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I am the fold is a cool visualization of the browser’s viewport height collected from the website vistors.

(via t3n)

03/07/2015 ≈ 11:52AM

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galsanovimg:

Tumblr, Button, ON/OFF — from dribbble

(Source: galsanovimg, via nelsonmarteleira)

11/26/2014 ≈ 12:27AM

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Back in the days you were a hell of a beauty. Maybe we have to blame all those Spotifies and iToons for your death. Rest in peace Winamp.

(via Ars Technica)

11/21/2013 ≈ 11:54AM

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Curator of architecture and design at MoMA, Paola Aantonelli, on another mission explaining arts. Taling about why it’s important to preserve computer games at museums and even preserving their very core, the code. A woman that clearly can talk, a lot: “We live today not in the digital, not in the physical, but in the kind of minestrone that our mind makes of the two.”

08/09/2013 ≈ 11:56PM

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Heml.is is a secure messenger tool – yet usable by nonhackers but still under construction. Indirectly inspired by the NSA. I think all the buzz about Snowden, PRISM, XKeyscore and Boundless Informant will drag people away from services like Skype, Facebook or Gmail towards paid but unsnoopable Apps.

07/21/2013 ≈ 05:41PM

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Le Weird Spam

Today I received my first email spam from gdub05@blueyonder.co.uk that suggested to put it in my spamfolder if I don’t like it. Further I was offered a job as a Scanner, keeping me wonder what that is.

06/14/2013 ≈ 09:03AM

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What will happen to Tumblr after the 1.1 billion dollar trade? Oh Internet predicts it will be royally fucked up and links to Yahoo’s frontpage as a proof.

(via Oh Internet)

05/21/2013 ≈ 03:15PM

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Ouya – the 99 $ gaming console based on Android, funded through Kickstarter with 8.5m $ and out on June 4th 2013.

(Source: TechCrunch)

03/29/2013 ≈ 01:47PM

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The all new SimCity is out. And I prepared a little quiz: distiguish between the vintage 1989 SimCity and the fresh 2013ish SimCity on the screenshot board above.

03/05/2013 ≈ 09:08PM

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Turning lame business stock video footage like this into art. Track: Boss Lady by Iggy Azalea. Video by Evan Roth.

(via Noisey)

03/05/2013 ≈ 05:19PM

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(via 22 Words)

02/28/2013 ≈ 02:04PM

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