Makario Lewis http://makariolewis.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 May 2012 18:46:47 +0000 en hourly 1 BitCam http://makariolewis.com/2012/04/30/bitcam/ http://makariolewis.com/2012/04/30/bitcam/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:44:48 +0000 makario http://makariolewis.com/?p=1023
I recently created an Android app called BitCam that turns your pictures into pixelated 8-bit images. It started as a silly reaction to all of the Instagram hype, but then I remembered how much I enjoy that old school video game look.

Using BitCam is easy: take a picture, choose one of several nostalgic filters, and share your new pixel art with your friends. You can also post your images to the BitCam Tumblr.

Download it today!

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Guess the cat’s out of the bag.

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Excellent documentary on the digital revolution. Do watch.

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The new version of my favorite operating system has been released, and it’s better than ever. Get it while it’s hot.

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My favorite operating system turns 20 this year! I first heard of Linux in 2004, but didn’t really develop an interest in it until I was introduced to Ubuntu 5.10. My, we’ve come a long way!

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Harvest Moon for the Super Nintendo! Not only does this sell for a pretty nice price, it’s a really fun game to play! I bought the Gameboy Color version as a kid, and it was one of my favorites; I’m pretty excited to play the original. Time to become a Ranch Master again!

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My life for the past two weeks. This is my final project for my Media Device Architecture class at Georgia Tech. In this class we learned low level programming in C, how memory works, and what it’s like to program for limited hardware.

I’m glad to finally be done with it; I learned a lot in the process, and while there are a lot of things I could go back and fix or tweak, I’m pretty proud of this. Hire me, Nintendo?

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I really, really want this shirt.

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