Gaming news site Kotaku recently ran a few stories on Gaming Tattoos. Both tattoos are very well done and look great. More gaming tats are definitely a Good Thing in my opinion. Check them out! Also, don’t forget to check out my collection.
Aug 282010
Aug 252010
I was recently accepted into the Xbox Ambassador Program. I am very honored to be part of this special group. I’ve been a member of Xbox LIVE since 2004 and I enjoy helping gamers on LIVE and answering questions on the xbox.com forums when I can. Here is a brief explanation of the group from xbox.com:
What are the Xbox Ambassadors?
The Xbox Ambassadors are members of the community, just like you, from all over the world who love Xbox LIVE and are willing to help where they can. Ambassadors can be found on the official Xbox.com forums or playing on Xbox LIVE.
I was very excited to be accepted into the program to help make Xbox LIVE a better place for everyone. The Ambassador program is managed by DMZilla and MacheteBetty. The program is run in their spare time along with their official responsibilities at Xbox. Gamers should be appreciative that Xbox LIVE management has carved out a special team like this to help the community. In addition to answering questions on LIVE and xbox.com forums, we have “Ambassador Playdates” as well! Check the Xbox LIVE Dashboard on your Xbox 360 console for future events. We recently had a great playdate where Burnout Paradise was the featured game.
If you are interested in connecting with an Xbox Ambassador please see the list of all U.S. based Ambassadors (My gamertag, The PerfectCr, is there!). Also, be sure to visit the blog of Xbox Ambassador leader DMZilla. If you like, feel free to send me an invite on LIVE! See you out there!
Aug 152010
I attended Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando Friday 8/13! Tons of fun. I took my two sons while my baby daughter had girls day out with Mommy. My 5 and 3 year old boys held up rather well. They are big Star Wars fans already (my doing!) so they were in heaven. They especially love the well done SW: The Clone Wars animated show on Cartoon Network.
Being a huge gamer one highlight for me was being able to briefly play Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Both were excellent and I have no doubt the finished games will be great. We also witnessed a live Sirius/XM interview with Matthew Wood, voice of General Grievous in Episode III.
Another interesting area was the Tattoo Pavilion. I was able to stop at several of the booths and check out some the excellent Star Wars tattoos. I saw Stormtrooper tattoos as well as Rebel Alliance and Imperial symbol tattoos being done. I also talked to one artist who traveled to Orlando from overseas. He asked me about my gaming arm sleeve and gave me compliments on it. It was great to receive compliments on my tattoo from another tattoo artist.
The Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando was a great venue. Everything was well organized and we didn’t have to wait in many lines at all. SW Celebration had previously been held in the West or Midwest so it was great to see it in the Southeast. I hope Celebration VI can be here too! After the break, check out my Flickr gallery of my SWCV pics!
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Aug 112010
That’s right! PerfectCr.com is back after a 2.5 year hiatus! Up and running with Dreamhost and WordPress. In the coming days I will be making this site look better and getting some photo galleries of all my gaming tattoos up! I am excited to be back on my dot com after being away from it for a while. More to come shortly….
We are finally done! I’ve had three more sessions since the last update to complete the sleeve! We did Alucard, the Symphony of the Night moon with the Half Life 2 Citadel w/Crackdown Agility Orb on top, JKII, Quake 1, and the background flames, clouds, and smoke. It’s still healing, my artist said it will take a good month for the “sheen” to wear off as the tat goes into the skin more. I just keep putting cream on it regularly. It’s healing perfectly. Since JKII and Quake are the newest they are not as bright yet. Be sure to check out the previous progress (and lots of pics) from my other posts.
Here are some details in case anyone cares. This tattoo was completed over six sessions lasting around three to five hours each. It was done by Larry at Cast Iron Tattoo in Orlando, FL. After the break check out all the pics!
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Session 3 was held October 25. Here are Gears of War, Unreal, and Darth Malak (this will be tweaked more). Certain parts are still in the healing process so we are moving around and comng back for touch ups once eveything is done. I probably have 3 or 4 three-hour sessions remaining.
The second session was held October 18. Here are the pics!
Oct 292007
The first session was done October 9th. Scorpion from MKII was completed. I will post the reference picture and tattoo picture. Let’s get to it!
Oct 292007
I have wanted a tattoo since I was in college (I am 32 now) but I just never did it. This past summer I took the plunge and got two of them. The two I wanted were basic letter designs on each shoulder. One being my pro-wrestling logo (P.C. = Perfect Creation) and the other being my wife’s name formed with symbols I associate with her (love, wife, mother).
Now here is the big one. This is going on the right leg from the knee down. I’ve always wanted a tattoo that would symbolize my favorite games I’ve played throughout my life. Games that have meant something to me or remind me of fun times. I’ve been playing games since the Atari 2600. I wrote down each system I owned and what games really stood out or made an emotional connection with me. As the list came together I realized that while I grew up on Combat, multiple C-64 games, Mario, Zelda, etc. none of them really made me want to have a tattoo with then on me. I also wanted something different. Most gamer tats I see are Mario, Zelda, etc. I didn’t want that again. I love Mario and Zelda don’t get me wrong, but not that much.
My tattoo artist is going to work with me to create a montage of these pictures. The concept design appears at the top of this entry. Read on to see the reference pics that will be used as the foundation for the leg sleeve. Stay tuned as I will updating each week as we progress! Continue reading »
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