Handmade game system Pixel Vision hits Kickstarter
Ever had the dream of making your very own console? So has Love Hultén, self proclaimed craftsman, designer and game enthusiast from Sweden, and he didn't stop there.
On the contrary, his ambitions for a hand crafted pocket-sized emulator, going by the name Pixel Vision, are so high that a campaign on Kickstarter was part of his plans. This campaign is now live, and Hultén's goal is to achieve 400,000 Swedish kroners (about £30,000) towards making it a reality.
" In my work, I'm fusing modern technology with traditional artisan knowledge, creating a unique blend of function and aesthetics. Video gaming has always been a huge passion of mine, and since I opened my studio three years ago, I've spent most days and nights trying to come up with innovative objects related to gaming. My handmade consoles are all personal tributes to a time when limitations created masterpieces using only a few pixels, but they are also nostalgic visions in a world of throwaway excess and economic efficiency gone awry," Hultén writes.
You can read more abut Pixel Vision over on Kickstarter. It's already one fourth of the way towards its goal. Unlike a lot of Kickstarters where the idea is for a lot of people to back the product with just a bit of money each, this one is more aimed at a few backers with deep pockets as one Pixel Vision will set you back pretty much what you'd pay for a PS4. Still it's a handmade piece of gaming hardware unlike anything you can buy in a normal store so if it catches your fancy, why not?
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