What would an 8-bit astrophotography video game be like? That’s what astrophotographer and PhD student Alex Pietrow asked, and he ended up creating a new video game called Astronomer for the the Atari 2600, the classic console that was launched back in 1977.
Pietrow, the same guy who photographed the Moon and Jupiter with a […]. petapixel.com
Hideo Kojima, famed video game director and creator of titles like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, argues that video game photo modes help hone the craft of photography. Kojima is a video game designer, director, producer, and writer and is considered one of the most influential of all time. In a recent set of […] petapixel.com »
2021-08-30 20:07
The graphics in games are becoming so good nowadays that a number of games have ultra-realistic “photo modes” that allow you to freeze frame and capture high resolution stills that can easily look like actual photos at first glance. petapixel.com »
2017-08-07 18:06
Check out this creative “2D” video of an urban parkour-style runner, shot top-down using a drone. It’s like old video game views, recreated in real life. The 3.5-minute project was created over in Bulgaria by athlete and stunt artist Ilko Iliev and photographer Marin Kafedjiiski. petapixel.com »
2017-01-21 21:18
YouTuber Andrew Levitt painstakingly recreated all 46 individual shots in the trailer for the Grand Theft Auto VI video game. [Read More]
Canadian film photographer Dmitri Tcherbadji of Analog Cafe has been on a creative kick lately. Alongside his brilliant, operational instant film camera constructed using gingerbread, he has also helped develop a free web game built for analog shooters that tests the player's knowledge of black and white film stocks. [Read More]
The fantasy-themed photography game Alekon that released on Steam in 2021 is coming to Nintendo Switch.
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Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is an educational video game that teaches Japanese to English-speaking players and uses photography to help make language learning fun. [Read More]
Sony has announced that 35mm, a post-apocalyptic photography game originally launched for PC in 2016, is coming to the Playstation 4 in March. The story follows two travelers as they try and survive and document their harsh world. [Read More]
If you want to give wildlife and nature photography a go without even leaving your desk, the recently announced Photography Simulator could be a good choice. The game promises it all, from picturesque views and wild animals to customizable gear, and even an in-game career builder.
If you enjoy photography-themed video games, check out TOEM. It’s an upcoming photo adventure game with quirky characters and a hand-drawn minimalist art style. In the single-player game, you follow a small figure through Scandinavian-inspired landscapes as you use your photographic eye to reach your final goal: to uncover the mysteries of the magical, natural […]