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Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi

320 points · 138 comments · safaelmali

thih9 · 1790537048 · focus · HN ↗
The product hunt ad is breaking the immersion for me. I know that most cities have ads but still, I prefer ad free pixel art.
It’s also not realistic, in one landscape the billboard is taller than a 9 story building.
1. sublinear · 1790541324 · focus · HN ↗
  I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but the way the dithering is used feels very "generated" and chaotic.
  Human pixel art tends to be very deliberate about the exact colors of every pixel and their placement tends to follow idealized (but not necessarily geometric) shapes.
  The last time I saw dithering this sloppy was decades ago when people would scan photos as low color images. It is its own vibe, but it's a cold and rough one. These artifacts feel more "realistic", but it felt like slop back then too.
  1. willmeyers · 1790545881 · focus · HN ↗
    > Created with AI-assisted tools, curated and prepared as ready-to-use video loops.
    They are. And they are charging $19 to buy AI generated art (<a href="https://safaelmali.gumroad.com/l/lofi-cities-complete-collection" rel="nofollow">https://safaelmali.gumroad.com/l/lofi-cities-complete-collec...).
    fragmede · 1790546232 · focus · HN ↗
    Bought you a copy!
    oakpond · 1790583226 · focus · HN ↗
    Nooooo. :(
    Turns out part of the appeal for me is that it appears to be handmade.

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