Archive for March 4, 2008

New King of Fighters XII Is 100 Percent Hand Drawn

SNK gave us the full rundown, so here’s how it worked: The original character drawings were modeled into 3D. Those 3D models were then rendered back into 2D. Since the 2D models were devoid of color and details, artists went through each character, background, image and painstakingly added colors and drew in details pixel-by-pixel on a tablet PC.

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Internet Lessons from Nine Inch Nails and Obama

Most business execs probably aren’t familiar with Trent Reznor’s angst-filled industrial rock. But they could learn a lot from the Nine Inch Nails frontman’s experiments with online business models. Also, the Obama campaign has made available its database of supporters to anyone who wants access to the information, empowering volunteers.

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