From Michelangelo to Mario Kart
Would Leonardo da Vinci be a game designer if he were alive today? Cutting-edge scholars and gaming experts discuss the arts in video games.
A discussion with Chris Solarski, game designer Robin Hunicke, and Stanford University lecturer Henry Lowood moderated by artist and professor Eddo Stern.
Location: SwissNex 730 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 [map| directions| parking]
Date and Time: Sept 20 from 630 to 10 pm
Cost: $10
"The success of the video game industry is undeniable: The Supreme Court has ruled that video games are an art form. Sales are increasing. Games employ state-of-the-art graphical renderings of images. And there’s a multiplicity of ways to interact with the games.
But how did we get there? Who’s responsible for this success, and where do they get their inspiration and techniques?
In his new book, Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design, Chris Solarski explores how the teachings of the Old Masters from classical art are used in the process of game design. From Michelangelo to the video gameJourney, Chris Solarski analyzes everything from the details of drawing a foot to the wider view of environmental design to bring together 2,000 years of art and creation. He proves that games are shaped by the wider world and visual vocabulary honed over centuries by artists past and present.
“This book supports my own 30-year crusade to demonstrate that games are an art form that undeniably rivals traditional arts. It gives detailed explanations of game art techniques and their importance while also highlighting their dependence on artistic aspects of game design and programming.”
— John Romero, co-founder of id Software and CEO of Loot Drop, Inc.“From Michelangelo to Mario Cart” is part of our gaming series and brings together Chris Solarski, game designer Robin Hunicke, and Stanford University lecturer Henry Lowood to talk about how video games and art intersect and feed each other. Eddo Stern, a game designer himself, as well as the director of the UCLA Game Lab, will moderate the discussion." (SwissNex)
LINK: SwissNex San Francisco
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti via Henry Lowood
