lycette brothers - shockwave and awe
July 25, 2003 7:35 AM Subscribe
The Lycette Brothers have a nice little flash and shockwave collection. Their oldest is the Goreyesque Illustrated Alphabet of Unfortunate Chance, in which dire alphabetic catastrophes plague the dapper but unlucky Monsieur Maurice. Their newest is The Modern Compendium of Miniature Automata, in which you can make your own creaky, whirling, steam age nanobot or just browse through the endless collection of books displaying automated creatures.
Excellent link.
I don't know why but the sounds for the Illustrated Alphabet, remind me of Pitfall.
posted by nemesis at 8:24 AM on July 25, 2003
I don't know why but the sounds for the Illustrated Alphabet, remind me of Pitfall.
posted by nemesis at 8:24 AM on July 25, 2003
Excellent stuff, as usual, iconomy.
I love the interface on the Miniature Automata section, and enjoyed creating my own. Any idea if the names assigned to them ("Autospim Bituv" indeed) are totally random or applied through some algorithm? I'd imagine the former, except I created mine to highlight the way portions of the machinery in the middle form eyes and a face - and it was given the name "Autospon Oclirae." Hmmmm...
posted by soyjoy at 9:40 AM on July 25, 2003
I love the interface on the Miniature Automata section, and enjoyed creating my own. Any idea if the names assigned to them ("Autospim Bituv" indeed) are totally random or applied through some algorithm? I'd imagine the former, except I created mine to highlight the way portions of the machinery in the middle form eyes and a face - and it was given the name "Autospon Oclirae." Hmmmm...
posted by soyjoy at 9:40 AM on July 25, 2003
I couldn't figure out where to go to make my own Automata, anyone figure that out?
posted by woil at 9:55 AM on July 25, 2003
posted by woil at 9:55 AM on July 25, 2003
I swear that create tab above the book wasn't there before I posted that message. I'm going crazy!!
posted by woil at 9:57 AM on July 25, 2003
posted by woil at 9:57 AM on July 25, 2003
I thought the automata was neat, until I realized there were only a few possible creations.
And the names seem to be generated by the slide values.
posted by nyxxxx at 10:17 AM on July 25, 2003
And the names seem to be generated by the slide values.
posted by nyxxxx at 10:17 AM on July 25, 2003
I thought the automata was neat, until I realized there were only a few possible creations.
Well, 720 (6!), of course, but I get your point. I was put off at first by the limits of what I could choose. Nice hole-drilling varmint, anyway.
posted by soyjoy at 10:23 AM on July 25, 2003
Well, 720 (6!), of course, but I get your point. I was put off at first by the limits of what I could choose. Nice hole-drilling varmint, anyway.
posted by soyjoy at 10:23 AM on July 25, 2003
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For some reason, the first link isn't working for me... but this one works instead!
Thanks iconomy!
posted by plep at 7:48 AM on July 25, 2003