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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:03 AM
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Gaming Tattoos?
http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20040720.html


The Lizardman, 32
Performance Artist

"This tattoo was partly motivated by my love of goofy things — especially in otherwise often serious arenas like permanent body modification. I was also interested in exploring an atypical tattoo location (fingertips). The idea of getting a gaming based tattoo was very simple since it is something I really love to do. Outside of sex it is my preferred and driving force when it comes to pleasure oriented experience!"

"Coming up with the idea and being amused by it was enough but I held off for a few months just to be sure I really wanted to do it, as is usual for me. I didn’t see a drawback, so I got it. The idea itself contained all the design elements — to have the standard FPS control keys tattooed on my fingers as if prolonged gaming had imprinted them there."


Almost makes me wish I would've gotten that Half-Life symbol tat I always wanted. ...almost. I thought it was kinda funny that after all his work, the Lizard Man was worried about a few letters on his fingertips.

Jay

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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 07:32 AM
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1. I always thought the "lambda" (Half Life) symbol was also a symbol for
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:21 AM
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2. Bwahahaha!
I've got no desire for a tattoo, myself, but I enjoy seeing the lengths that enthusiasts will go to.

I've gotta wonder, though. The 8-bit stuff is already outdated, and has just come around the twenty-year cycle to become retro cool again. Within a few years, though, it will be the equivalent of Watt's steam engine--not a popular choice for tats. Ditto for the neat printed circuit design.

I guess I admire the commitment of tattoo enthusiasts, but I imagine the old folks home of the future will be a very silly-looking place.
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