That thing is really creepy looking. It's approaching the uncanny valley from the other side. posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:05 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
I went through his Flickr series and found that while the head did seem cartoonishly large to begin with, it seemed more and more natural the more I looked at it through the series.
Does anyone know why Goldeneye for the N64 called it "DK Mode"?
This was one of the enduring mysteries of my childhood. Later I found out that the company that made Goldeneye is responsible for Donkey Kong too, which in light of the fact that DK mode also made your character's arms longer makes sense.
that is really cool!
Thanks! posted by HappyHippo at 8:48 PM on November 2, 2009
I give this ten minutes before it shows up in a Spike Jonze video. posted by scrump at 9:16 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
I need a General Ourumov one!
Also DD44 Dostovei to complete the effect. posted by Hicksu at 9:26 PM on November 2, 2009
Whoa. That's just cool as hell. Faved! posted by heyho at 9:31 PM on November 2, 2009
I can't quit looking at it. It's just freaky. posted by heyho at 9:43 PM on November 2, 2009
Wow. If I had a computer science degree, a couple thousand dollars worth of software, lots of free time and was good at stuff, I so would have made this costume for Halloween. Fun! posted by esome at 9:50 PM on November 2, 2009 [8 favorites]
This is ten thousand kinds of cool. posted by cyphill at 9:59 PM on November 2, 2009
well that's the coolest thing I've ever seen. I don't know what big-head mode is. Looking through the rest of his portfolio makes me yearn to play with 3D modeling stuff. posted by Lou Stuells at 10:03 PM on November 2, 2009
Lou Stuells: big head mode is a common easter egg in video games with human characters, because it looks cool and is easy to implement. If your character heads are already separate objects, it might literally be one line of code.
Papercraft big head mode, however, takes a little more effort! posted by jeffj at 1:47 AM on November 3, 2009
I want to see someone deliver a press conference while wearing their own giant papercraft head.
Barack Obama would be just about ideal. posted by Faint of Butt at 4:40 AM on November 3, 2009
OK, my mind is now set on making one of these... posted by IAmBroom at 5:02 AM on November 3, 2009
I reacted much like null terminated, above. It looks much like what Clare was doing on Six Feet Under. I quite like it. posted by Goofyy at 5:24 AM on November 3, 2009
I got nothin..does it not load in Firefox? posted by spicynuts at 6:34 AM on November 3, 2009
Big head mode isn't as common in video games as it used to be. Seems like Acclaim really loved it. posted by box at 11:36 AM on November 3, 2009
I don't really get it. What is Big Head Mode? I googled it and mostly found stuff on this costume. Screenshots anyone? posted by NoraReed at 2:43 PM on November 3, 2009
What is Big Head Mode?
Pretty much what it says on the tin. Here are some YouTube videos of games in Big Head Mode:
NoraReed: "Big Head Mode" is a bit that people seem to have like putting into video games, particularly about ten years ago, where, if you did something special, all of a sudden your character's head got very big. posted by koeselitz at 3:10 AM on November 4, 2009
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