MACHINIMA
Game Art: Jon Rafman's "SL (Raw Footage)" (2013)
LINK : Jon Rafman Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
Matteo
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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Game Art: Nicolas Boillot's "Lambeaux" (2012-ongoing)
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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EVENT: UCLA Game Art Festival (May 8 2013, 7 pm, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California)
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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Event: AMAZE Indie Connection (April 24 - 26, 2013, Berlin, Germany)
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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Event: The Fourth Annual No Quarter Exhibition (May 3 2013, 7 pm, New York)
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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Book: Darren Wall's "Sensible Software 1986-1999" (July 2013)
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
GAME ART
Game Art: Víctor Somoza Benítez's "Real Bits" (2013)
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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Game Art: Lauren Klotzman's "GODOT64" (2011)
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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Game Art: Kent Sheely's "READY FOR ACTION #7: "ArmA II" (2013)
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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Interview: Daphne Dragona talks to Harun Farocki (Neural, 2012)
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
GLITCH
Game Art: Bojun Rey Gunn's "Glitched BBC Micro" (2013)
Glitched BBC Micro game images created by artist Bojun Rey Gunn. LINK : Bojun Rey Gunn Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Game Art: obx Labs' "Skahion:ati: Rise of the Kanien'kehá:ka Legends" (2011-2012)
Skins is an ambitious game project developed by Jason Lewis' obx Studios, which has been documented through a series of articles and essays. The computer game can be downloaded from this URL but the project has transmedia ambitions as it includes, among other things, a series of machinima. As