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.
GAME ART
I am fascinated by artists' appropriations of Grand Theft Auto. Take for instance Gibson's Grand Theft Bicycle (2012). This mod features an interesting ensemble of "gangsters": Yasser Arafat, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George Bush Senior, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Dick Cheney, Hillary
ESSAY
"A retrospective on the stories and aesthetics of 8bit music" is a killer essay by Anders Carlsson aka GOTO80 on Chipflip, originally written for inclusion in an art catalogue - the exhibition in case is Lu Yang’s ANTI-HUMANISM at the OK Corral gallery in Copenhagen. The
ART GAME
Salon Ludique #3: DREAMS Espace Fibre 2665, rue Augustin-Cantin 2nd Floor Montreal (QC) H3K 3L12 mouffe, mouffe, 2014 The third edition of Le Salon Ludique, a not-for profit event series, designed to initiate and sustain a critical dialogue centered on experimental practices across artistic disciplines previously featured on GameScenes, focuses
ART GAME
The third edition of Vector, one of the most important events about Game Art in the world, is upon us. The full program is now online and tickets are on sale. The Festival about GAMES.ART.NEW MEDIA takes place at multiple venues located in Toronto, Canada and will feature
ART GAME
Above is a sneak preview of Eddo Stern's new artgame, Vietnam Romance (not to be confused with the eponymous 2003 machinima ). The slogan goes: "If you hated the War, but liked the movies, you'll love this game". In November 2014, Vietnam Romance: Levels 1-3
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THE NYC ARCADE curated by The Sheep's Meow January 15, 2015 at 6 PM Microsoft, 11 Time Square, New York, NY 10036 RSVP, FREE ENTRY Play the latest locally-developed games & interactive experiences with the creators! An insane number of independent games for otherwordly ludic experiences. Full list
BOOK
My new project is titled How to get rid of homeless. The medium of choice is print. Or, rather, post-print. A 600-page epic split in two volumes documenting the so-called “homeless scandal” that affected the newly released game SimCity (Maxis/Electronic Arts, 2013), How to get rid of homeless reproduces
ANALOG
A radical rethinking of Super Mario Bros.' scrolling feature. In Keith Lam's Moving Mario, a game mechanic becomes truly mechanical. This work received an Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica 2008. As Lam writes: By grabbing partial concept and some of the key elements behind the TV game
GAME ART
Daniel Canogar, Game Over, 2014. discarded game boy pieces, wood, projector, multimedia playerPhoto and video credit: Daniel Canogar, Sofía Montenegro, John Berens, Martha Williams, bitforms Gallery. Born in Madrid in 1964, Spanish artist Daniel Canogar received an M.A. from NYU and the International Center for Photography in 1990. His
DOCUMENTARY
Now available on VIMEO Video on Demand. "A documentary exploring the story of the queer gaming community, 'gaymer' culture and events, and the rise of LGBTQ themes in video games. A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise queer gamer has a higher chance of being mistreated in
ART GAME
From Swiss artist Simon de Diesbach comes a new project based on VR technology, OccultUS: "OccultUs is an installation that exploits the potential of the Occulus Rift technology and offers an absorbing virtual reality display. It immerses the user in a sensory experience that mixes two distinct realities: the
ART GAME
Addie Wagenknecht, Art Wars: You Slept With Your Curator, 2012 lambda print 31.5 x 39.3 in / 80 x 100 cm edition of 3 Art Wars is a series of prints derived from an online game, which allows players to vicariously experience all the thrills of the artist'