Category: Cloud City

Attacks from Mars: We Welcome our Robot Overlords!

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We are very pleased to announce our upcoming art installation at the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar! ******* ANNOUNCING ******* Attacks from Mars: We Welcome our Robot Overlords! an art installation by Totally Legit Thursday, Dec 14, 2017 through Friday, Feb 5, 2018 Vermillion Art Gallery and Wine Bar 1508 11th Avenue, Seattle WA 98122 Vermillionseattle.com https://www.facebook.com/events/145896532713370/ Opening night party: Thursday Dec 14, 5-8pm (Capitol Hill Art Walk)   In the age of digital media, there’s a renewed nostalgia for the kinetic, sensory bumps and clicks of mechanical machines, as exemplified by the resurgent popularity of pinball games here in…

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Attacks from Mars at Burning Man 2017

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It was our third and final year having Attacks from Mars at Burning Man.  This year we updated our lighting animation, added interactivity in the form of large dials and buttons, and added a large animated digital display.  Being the third year of our installation, it went really smoothly.  We can’t thank the crew enough for all their efforts. This art project was inspired in part our love for pinball!   Jeff Larson of our Totally Legit crew is a designer for the Seattle pinball zine, Skill Shot, and Greg Larson is a pinball repair technician at Quick Pinball Repair, a…

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Attacks from Mars

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We love Burning Man “mutant vehicles” as an art form, creating compelling experiences for riders so that the journey of traversing around the playa is as much fun as getting anywhere. This year, we are converting our bus into a giant, roaming pinball machine.  The goal is for our riders to experience being the ball, activating sound and lighting as they bounce around the playspace!  This is very consistent with this years’ Burning Man theme, carnival of mirrors, creating the illusion of immersion in the game, where the wall dividing the observer from observed disappears, and the player becomes the played.…

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