relaxing and inspiring
i bought this app years ago and have never regretted it - I love to delve into these living worlds now and then when I remember they're here. The pixel art is so incredible, and the world-building so beautiful
Wonderful Reprise of 1993 Seize The Day
It is really wonderful to be able to see Mark Ferrari’s original changing calendar art again! I am just thrilled with it! I especially like being able to “reverse time” or “speed up time” by swiping the screen. One thing I miss from the original: one could enter a date of the month, and the graphic would jump to that view (hour of day remained the same). The audio addition is also terrific! Thank you!
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So pretty
This is freaking awesome! The dynamic pixel art is so beautiful. I've never seen anything like it before.
not for wallpaper
so you can’t even put these as wallpapers? i thought that was the point :(
(art is beautiful though)
(art is beautiful though)
Nostalgia
Wunderschöne Erinnerung an Welten die einen als Kind schon verzaubert haben. Der Charme dieser Pixelgrafiken plus die Ambient Sounds verbunden mit dem Logbook und den kleinen Geschichten sind wirklich hinreißend schön.
The all-time greatest app for clock-watchers, fascinators, and kinetic art fans, this.
In the early 1990’s, I got my hands on the original “Seize the Day” calendar program that the description describes. It was amazing. I don’t think I ever made an actual calendar entry, but thoroughly enjoyed watch the scenes change throughout the day. I’d set up my computer with the program running in the back and take breaks watching the sunrises and sunsets change the scene’s palette, the clouds pass, the watchmen carrying their lanterns over the bridges, the desert fireworks, the eerie glows in the ruins and the caves, and the spectral sword above the mountain lake. The scenes themselves evoke such rich stories that have just happened or are just about to, and the art has just enough fantasy elements that the wordlessness lends itself to wonder. The ability to scroll through and fast forward for rewind the scene’s day is a wonderful feature; it can occupy me for longer than I ought to admit. I loved that program and when system softwares made it obsolete, I mourned (just as I did the demise of After Dark and the Far Side screensavers). Such creativity and beauty gone forever, I thought. And then this app came online and I snapped it up (and gifted it to many, many people). It is a fine adaptation; not quite as high in resolution and more narrow in scope, but it uses its platform to the best and I’m sincerely grateful it’s here to enjoy longer. I look forward to any innovation that these fine developers can devise, because I’m here to pay for them. Can’t wait!
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A Cultural Gem, A Portal
Living Worlds is more than a pixel art showcase. It's a layered composition- it's labor originating decades ago and now thoughtfully brought to life.
Mark Ferrari, a brilliant artist/writer, and Ian Gilman, a innovative developer, have transformed the classic pixel art techniques into something fresh and contemporary.
I hope young folks stumble across this to experience how thoughtful art and engineering can inspire.
Mark Ferrari, a brilliant artist/writer, and Ian Gilman, a innovative developer, have transformed the classic pixel art techniques into something fresh and contemporary.
I hope young folks stumble across this to experience how thoughtful art and engineering can inspire.
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Very close to being perfect
I’m f these could be IOS wallpapers this would be perfect.
I love having this on my desk at work. Very calming.
I love having this on my desk at work. Very calming.
This Is Not Wallpaper On IOS
This is merely an app you can leave open and on to simulate a live wallpaper. You can not use it to set as your wallpaper.
beautiful
Gorgeously drawn and animated, and serene. I missed this the first time around, I was too young, but it definitely brings back an era for me. I’m a little sad too that ios doesn’t allow animated wallpapers from non-ios devs, this would be perfect.
I don’t know if the developers are still working on anything, but if you are… I would happily pay more for a widget on my homescreen that showed a little window into the scene. Just a thought 💜
I don’t know if the developers are still working on anything, but if you are… I would happily pay more for a widget on my homescreen that showed a little window into the scene. Just a thought 💜
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A wish for a widget
Absolutely love Ferraris pixel work, its stood the test of time beautifully, and is always so mesmerizing and calming to look at. With the added sounds, it really feels like immersive little worlds! I wish i could make the images with (or without) the clock into widgets for my home screen, so i could always see them even outside the app. Apple watch faces would be soooooo cool too. But im happy to be able to experience them on my phone overall, theyre lovely!
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Masterpiece
This app has given me a surprising amount of entertainment. I wish there were more scenes!
Still haven’t seen a shooting star 😛
Still haven’t seen a shooting star 😛
Zen
This is the perfect app for relaxing. I’ve gotten so much use out of it. I wish more people could experience it.
Was beautfiful, still beautiful.
Some things never get old.
Lush living world
With the recently added soundscapes I was inspired to finally leave a review. I ended up buying an old iPad just so I can feature this app and it’s gorgeous pixel art. So relaxing to listen to and watch the weather change. Worth the price absolutely!!!
Retro Nostalgia
I used Seize the Day as long as possible back in the day, and like other reviewers, I have looked for it to come back ever since because it is like nothing else. I hope the resolution can continue to be improved with updates as time goes on, and the calendar function can be made an option. Thanks very much to the developers.
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Wonderful
Known this for years from the HTML demo and saw the app on hacker news. Wonderful!
Sound at last!
I reviewed this app when it first came out. And I said I would only give it 5 stars once they added the ambient sound effects that I had grown so used to from the Canvas Cycle website. Well after a lot of waiting they have finally added sound! Only up to May so far but I am very happy about the development. Not quite sure when it happened. But now I can hear as much as see these lovely landscapes!
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Amazing Art
Mark Ferrari is a very talented pixel artist.
It’s great that ambient sounds are being added to the scenes this year.
Would you consider adding an option to enable the sounds even when my phone is on silent?
Thanks!
It’s great that ambient sounds are being added to the scenes this year.
Would you consider adding an option to enable the sounds even when my phone is on silent?
Thanks!
Dropped my rain sounds to sleep to for this!
The pixel art is absolutely phenomenal, especially with the little events going on throughout the day. I’m writing this just after waking up from the snowfall and ambient sounds playing from the app. This app transitioned from “oh pretty pixel art, too bad it’s not a live wallpaper” to something I regularly open just to stare at to ease my mind while listening to the sounds, and finally to my new sleeping partner. I’m really giving it 4.5 stars but will bump this up to five depending on Pixelfabrik’s upkeep on the the ambient sounds (though I understand that those are not the critical points of the app). If anything, my only slight annoyance is constantly readjusting the time when I swipe up or down (iphone XR user). A “lock time” option would be excellent. All around though, I do not regret spending the money on this lovely app. Thank you for the quality of work you put in so far Pixelfabrik. Never caught that shooting star either lol.
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