Mass layoffs at Meta as Twisted Pixel, Armature, and Sanzaru Games shut down

Twisted Pixel is known for its work on Xbox Live Arcade and Kinect games like 'Splosion Man, LocoCycle, and The Gunstringer. The Austin-based studio was acquired by Meta in 2021, and last year ...
WCIA Champaign on MSN

How to paint snowflakes on a tree cookie

Lisa Sprinkle shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to paint snowflakes on a tree cookie. Learn how to create a ...
Creative Bloq on MSN

This technique for making 2D pixel art look 3D is blowing people's minds

Think pixel art is only for simple 2D games? Not necessarily. Modern hardware and a bit of technical wizardry allows today's ...
Android Authority

I switched to the Pixel 10 from the Pixel 10 Pro: Here's how it went!

However, I’m also keenly aware that not everyone can afford a $1,000 smartphone. For many people, the premium features of a “Pro” moniker, especially the fancy camera tricks, are overkill for their ...
KXAN

2025 Zilker Holiday Tree Youth Art Contest underway

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Calling all young artists! The 2025 Zilker Holiday Tree Youth Art Contest is now underway. Austin Parks and Recreation invited local artists between 5 and 10 years old to participate ...
The Daily Dot

What to know about Wplace, the social art experiment taking over the global map one pixel at a time

If you’re a regular on Reddit, you probably know about r/place. Since 2017, it’s been one of the best social experiments on the internet. In essence, the experiment, which was made by Wordle creator ...
Polygon

Gamers are taking over wplace, the Google Maps for mass collaboration pixel art

You don't have to wait until Reddit's yearly April Fool's joke to place pixels on a canvas with an army of strangers anymore. Now there's wplace, a new website where everyone is given a single pixel ...
The New York Times

England’s Sycamore Gap Tree, Felled by Vandals, Stands Again as Art

A nearly seven-foot piece of trunk will be featured in an art exhibit to honor the beloved tree. Hugging it is encouraged. The trunk of the Sycamore Gap tree, the centerpiece of an exhibition in ...
Los Angeles Times

Are plans for the Joshua Tree Art Museum a desert mirage?

Organizers of a new art museum in Joshua Tree announced their plans to build near the national park — but there’s a hitch. The foundation behind the project has had its operations suspended by the ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

‘Pixel Tree’: An attention-grabbing art installation is made up of 2,000 cubes

FUKUOKA, Japan >> Gamers and passersby alike are delighted by a pixel art installation of a tree that looks like images from the popular video game Minecraft. The art is in Fukuoka City’s Tenjin ...
CNN

Trees in art, as well as life, often follow simple mathematical rules, study finds

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Trees depicted in ...
The Conversation

Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches

Mitchell Newberry has published research on tree branching supported by University of Michigan and University of New Mexico. He volunteers with Cool It Burque, a tree-planting group in Albuquerque, NM ...