Visualized: Douglas Coupland's pixel orca

Douglas Coupland (yes, that Douglas Coupland) created this pixel sculpture which lives outside of the Vancouver convention center. He should meet these guys.

[satn Posted Jul 8th 2010 4:22PM]

Why would someone censor an orca?

[inspiron41 Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:03PM]

@satn it's not censored. it's a pixel sculpture

[Ender Fedaykin Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:07PM]

@satn lol

[mustang06 Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:48PM]

@satn

a dork...

[fourthletter Posted Jul 8th 2010 6:08PM]

@inspiron41 It isn't a pixel sculpture, that would be a sculpture made from pixels, it's a sculpture made to look like pixel art.

[DrScope Posted Jul 8th 2010 8:26PM]

@satn It's a pixelated Beached Whale. nasty sh&^.

[Console fanboy Posted Jul 9th 2010 2:46AM]

@satn Because of tilly

[cconroy Posted Jul 9th 2010 1:45PM]

@satn
Too many complaints about its free willy?

[Bahumbug Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:01PM]

Is that you, Willy?

[evilneuro Posted Jul 9th 2010 11:31AM]

@Bahumbug SHAMUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

[TenaciousJ728 Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:07PM]

Now I'm expect Shigeru Miyamoto to make a pixel Mario sculpture!

[inimicus Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:09PM]

Want.

[GeneralThade Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:16PM]

I hate pixels.

[Lord Vader Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:19PM]

I hate Jedi

[lerxst Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:23PM]

@GeneralThade I hate shitty movies based on apes. Namely yours.

[lerxst Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:24PM]

@Lord Vader I hate fed mogwai after midnight.

[theotherrogue Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:20PM]

Is the podcast streaming today or tomorrow? Anyone??

[Killing Time Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:24PM]

@theotherrogue

Bueller?

[lerxst Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:23PM]

It's pretty amazing. I love it.

[Son Goku Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:24PM]

Douglas Coupland wrote jPod.

[sowhatquestion Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:26PM]

PIXEL ORCA ORCA PIXEL

[ehvio Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:36PM]

@icon808

Nah. Remember, this is Japan. Look at the size of that thing. There's no way they could make that mistake!

[Canucker Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:43PM]

He didn't quite Photoshop out that one remaining grey pixel on the head.

[crapple Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:53PM]

Pixels => 2D, these are voxels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voxel

[tobsmonster2 Posted Jul 8th 2010 6:09PM]

@crapple
Thanks for that.

[TAZ Posted Jul 8th 2010 5:58PM]

Dang it, I wish I had those higher resolution building blocks. Maybe I'll use lego blocks next time for better resolution.

[BuzzMega Posted Jul 8th 2010 7:28PM]

The picture is a fake. It's really only 10 inches tall and made of Legos.

[blinddance Posted Jul 8th 2010 8:47PM]

Love coupland's jPod!

[Jeebs Posted Jul 8th 2010 9:52PM]

This Pixel Orca is located right next to the outdoor Olympic Cauldron also. Each "pixel" is about the size of 10~11 CD cases bundled together. Quite an interesting sculpture to see in person, and the surrounding view is also very nice, except for that darn floating Chevron gas station. XD

[awam Posted Jul 9th 2010 2:22AM]

A wizard has turned you into a whale. Is this awesome? Y/N

[evilneuro Posted Jul 9th 2010 11:31AM]

@awam

N

[Nestea69 Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:46AM]

yeey, vancouver ftw