Matteo Bittanti is the co-author of GameScenes, art in the Age of Videogames with Domenico Quaranta. This website, which explores game-based artistic production, distributions, and discussion, was introduced in 2005.
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Four quadrants action! CCTV-like aesthetics. A visual meditation on "the repetitive nature of video game mechanics" (BBK). "The work that I’m currently producing looks at a lot of aspects of what life simulation games actually do, putting you in the position of a God-like
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Hado is both an augmented reality game and a virtual reality game developed by Japanese startup Meleap that transforms the mystical, new age concept of hado (a free-form energy, popularized by Masaru Emoto) into a game that evokes Dragonball-like fireball shots and Street Fighter combat. The equipment needed
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Virtual flaneur Rob H. Dylan aka Robert What continues his exploration of mundane corporate space in the game INFRA. A mix between performance and architectural critique, this is in-game photography documentation at its best. It also indicates a possible way for critics, artists and game developers to engage in
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British artist Sophie Rogers graduated from Kingston University after completing a degree in Fine Art. A video based artist whose bright, hyper-saturated videos explore manufactured virtual spaces like those evoked in a fairytale or videogames, Rogers creates a world where digital culture is both personified and mocked. She lives
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“An experimental animation using a game engine to forecast a future where our coastal environments fall into the sand as global warming seeps away the land. Creating digital art is often an exercise in finding new methods for using software." (Jason Nelson) Beautiful. It reminds me of Sheldon Brown&
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Kent Sheely's ongoing series gets even more Beckettian with episode 12, set in the world of Mafia 2. LINK : Kent Sheely
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GameScenes is conducting a series of interviews with artists, critics, curators, and gallery owners operating in the field of Game Art, as part of an ongoing investigation of the social history of this artworld. Our goal is to document and discuss both the origins and evolution of a phenomenon that
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Full program here! "Le festival international des Arts Multimédia GAMERZ revient à Aix-en-Provence du 4 au 13 novembre 2016 et propose un parcours d’expositions, entièrement gratuit, pensé comme un espace de liberté, de réflexion et de jeu autour de créations post-modernes. Axé sur les pratiques
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I always thought that this would make a killer video game. LINK : Jon Rafman
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On being stuck. LINK: Victor Morales
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19th annual City-Wide Open Studios: "Game On!" October 7–November 10, 2016 Artspace 50 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06510Check out the games here. "Dubbed "an exhibition the size of a city," Artspace's annual City-Wide Open Studios festival creates platforms for
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It's really hard to make a parody of something that is already grotesque. LINK : SaveMe Oh