The Goons have been building! Goon City is a pixel-art project by Ryan Allen which is growing rapidly[1] because it is built on two of the staples of web 2.0[2], user-generated content and Google Maps. If you ever played Sim City the isometrically tiled layout will be instantly familiar, and the bustling streets are filled with everyone from the little lego man to Mr Orange staring down Mr Blonde. The result is brilliant, a technically slick train smash of fanboy art and pop culture references.

Here’s a couple of snaps of how Goon City has grown over the last while.

circa 16 July

circa 16 September

19 September

My favourite inhabitant is Thich Quang Duc (who sits near the city center) and apparently Waldo is also around.

Thich Quang Duc