The Popcornheads
June 3, 2004
I’ve always been a fan of Mr. Potatohead and those Wooly Willy magnetic toys.
A few years ago I was fiddling with Macromedia Flash, familiarizing myself with the interface and the mechanics of the software. After a few experiments, I drew a series of cartoon eyes, eyebrows and mouths. Through trial and error (and with the help of my good friend, Adam) we came up with a simple (and I emphasize simple) Flash application, with drag and drop pieces from the cartoon feature set.
Inspired by the breakfast cereal Cornpops, Mr. Potatohead and Wooly Willy we created the POPCORNheads. The following is a description that I wrote when the site was made live in 2000;
the POPCORNheads is a digital entertainment tool along the lines and similar to the old Mr. Potato. Using a non-patented technology called ‘Create-A-Corn’, the internet user can create their very own character with mix-and-match head, eye, and eyebrow pieces.
As mentioned, it’s extremely simple, but I’ve saved the original site if you want to give it a shot.
3 comments
Haha. Very cool. Perhaps creating some animation for each of the “peices” is out of the question, but it would be cool.
by Colin D. Devroe on June 3, 2004 at 10:54 am. #
That’s really nice! Seeing that packaging reminds me of the little store in my hometown that had all those cheap toys in one aisle.
Man, I could play with this for hours!
by Todd on June 3, 2004 at 2:09 pm. #
I think you can still pick up some of these cheap toys at so-called “dollar” outlets.
In fact, for any Pocket game aficinados out there, there exists an Original Wooly Willy Keychain.
I might have to splurge (costs $3.98) and purchase this novelty. Only then will it have a home next to my Homestarrunner and Back to the Future keychain accessories.
by kartooner on June 3, 2004 at 4:54 pm. #