Photos: iGoogle gets its game on
In San Francisco, Google throws a party to announce partnerships that let you skin iGoogle with popular video game characters.
iGoogle's new gaming themes
At a party in San Francisco Wednesday night, Google unveiled the latest addition to its iGoogle start page service: a collection of themes designed by video game publishers. As pictured, Google offers a directory of the new gaming themes.
Like others produced through the iGoogle themes API, the new ones will change throughout the day.
Marissa Mayer talks to panelists
Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience (far left), announced the gaming themes as part of this week's Game Developers Conference. Here, she chats with game industry personalities.
iGoogle cups
These all-white cups glow when the lights go down.
Lazy Susan
San Francisco's Obscura Digital, where the event was held, is a funhouse of technological goodies, including this serving bar that keeps snacks rotating.
Scrabble theme
Scrabble is one of iGoogle's new themes.
iGoogle event
Partygoers mingle with some of Obscura Digital's techno toys as the new iGoogle themes are projected onto the walls.
Game lamps
Video game titles are projected onto the outside of these lamps.
Arcade rewards
Attendees who won at arcade games got to turn in their tickets for iGoogle swag like these ping pong ball rings and Rubik's Cubes.
iGoogle eggs
What lies hidden inside these mysterious iGoogle party favor eggs? We never found out.
iGoogle shirts
iGoogle T-shirts were just one of many prizes attendees could earn.
Obscura game tent
New game releases could be played inside of Obscura Digital's media dome, just not using the projector that put images up on its giant, rounded screen.
Multitouching
Obscura Digital's multitouch display was around before Microsoft's Surface. Here it's set up with video game media.
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