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Turn Your Screen Into A Mario Level With Screentendo
A new app allows you to give your computer desktop a definite Mario twist. Though it's just a proof of concept at this point, the Screentendo desktop app gives you the ability to process what is on your screen and transform it into a scene ripped straight from Super Mario Bros.
Aaron Randall's Screentendo accomplishes this by processing the image and applying several filters to make the image on your screen more readable for the app. From there, the section you designate is changed to feature brick blocks and the blue sky background from Super Mario Bros. You can check out the video of how Randall transformed the Google homepage into the image you see above.
Despite how cool the app looks in action, Randall admits that its current state features several limitations including the need for a sharp contrast for it to work as designed, as well as some issues with the physics once you're put in control of Mario. The code is currently available on Randall's blog, but the app requires you to use Xcode to run it.
[Source: Aaron Randall]
[Via: Kotaku]
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