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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"[A] circuit bent atari filled with self doubt struggles to qualify as "good" or "valid" art." (Clint Enns, 2009). Also: "images of a car crash are digitally interpreted using a nintendo gameboy camera. this video is an attempt to demonstrate the inherently dehumanized
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A new initiative from the might Team Vector. Here's the official press release: "We’re pleased to announce our next public programme, and our first outside of the Vector Game Art Festival! Team Vector will be partnering for the second time with videofag, a storefront cinema and
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LINK : Jon Rafman Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Shown on the DVD dead drop by Aram Barthollvol.5 : BEST OF curated by Fach & Asendorf Gallery(February 8 – March 14, 2013) Museum of the Moving Image, New York, USA French artistic Nicolas Boillot (b., 1979 in Pontarlier) creates intense loop animation using videogames such as Geometry Wars and
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Full program now available. Expect a "cacophonous, carnivallike atmosphere"! "The UCLA Game Lab in collaboration with the Hammer Student Association (HSA) presents an evening of innovative gaming curated by Game Lab director and associate professor of Design Media Arts Eddo Stern. With games ranging from the
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The 2nd International Indie Games Festival in Berlin - From April 24 to 26 A MAZE. Indie Connect brings together international indie game developers, creatives and enthusiast in Berlin. Brief description: "You can expect two days of inspiration, skill, celebration and play. Talks and workshops give you insights and
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The event is free and open to the public and you can RSVP here. Killer line-up, as always. "The NYU Game Center is happy to announce the premiere of four new games from Bennett Foddy, Sophie Houlden, Matthew LoPresti, Nik Mikros, and Josh DeBonis at the fourth annual No
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Remember this? Sensible Software: 1986-1999 will be released in July. Gary Penn + Darren Wall = 300 pages of happiness. LINK: Darren Wall Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Spanish artist Víctor Somoza Benítez (b. 1986) inserts videogame elements - characters and locations - in "real" photographs. His new project reminds me of Aled Lewis' "games in real life" series. Víctor lives in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. LINK : Víctor Somoza Benítez Submitted by Matteo
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Austin-based artist Lauren Klotman (b. 1987) describes GODOT64 as a "A play in two acts spread out across 3 games" which "takes the text of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and transposes it across the platform of a videogame. Consisting of 3 hacked super mario
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More cognitive dissonance from Kent Sheely: "Part 7 of an ongoing series of scenes featuring video game characters at the mercy of public transportation. Audio from the game has been blended with audio captured while waiting for public transportation in the real world." (Kent Sheely) LINK: Kenton Sheely
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Harun Farocki, Serious Games II (image via Neural) Don't miss this splendid interview on Neural: Daphne Dragona talks to Harun Farocki (b. 1944) about Serious Games. It was originally published in November 2012 and highlights the connection between Vilem Flusser and the German artist. Here's