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Here is a fascinating in-depth look at the history of the world’s first video game. That’s right, the game known as Pong, invented by Ralph H. Baer.

Read all about this now. It’s really a treat and makes you truly appreciate how far the industry of video games has progressed.

URL: PONG-Story

Went and saw the #1 Box Office movie, The Daredevil, over the weekend and must say that it wasn’t half bad. While I didn’t enjoy it as much as Spider-man or XMen - it did manage to hold my interest and keep me entertained for the better half of the 2-hour movie.

I suppose the only complaint I can muster in my head is the lack of dialogue and inconsistencies in the script. Although, like I always say, if you want entertainment see a movie. You want realism? Watch the Discovery Channel.

Pixel Art has since become a wildly popular Internet graphics phenomenon. Several sites have adopted Pixel-driven art to offset realistic graphics and subpar “trendy” grid databases.

Pixel Art is none other than creating digital portraits of people, places, things and objects with miminal tools. Mainly, the 1 pixel by 1 pixel format combined with a 256-color (or more if preferred) palette. Pixel Artists from all over the globe have created amazing works of art that are displayed on sites around the Internet. However, the birth of this artform was originally and more commonly used for early computer games (notably the Kings Quest series by Robert Williams).

Last night I watched the final episode of Joe Millionaire. Interestingly enough, it was the first and the last episode I watched of this “reality” series. Anybody think that Evan “Joe” Marriott looks disturbingly like a gigantic Tarzan. He seemed kind of frozen in time when they revealed the twist at the end, when the little hobbit butler put in his two cents and then presented the couple with a million-dollar check. Woo. Reality TV. Woo.

Sarcasm aside, here’s some odd links that you might find enjoyable and sweetly satisfying;