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
Laura Vidal's "Scrambled Video Game Characters" (2012) If you like Laura's deconstructions, you will also love Ashley Browning's artworks. Link: Laura Vidal Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via it8bit)
EVENT
"The exhibition Game on!Art at play focuses on the relation between art and video games and its subsequent impact on society, it showcases a selection of art-games that explore the boundaries between art, science, education, politics, communication, among other sciences." (Maria Lujan Oulton) Submitted by Matteo
EVENT
Credits: Nicholas Tilly Link: Atopic Film Festival 2011 Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
BOOK
"From Pac-Man to Mass Effect, The Art of Video Games makes a compelling case for games to be viewed not just as mere play, but as richly textured, compelling experiences that have crossed the boundary into culture and art. As Melissinos writes, "Our children are being born
PHOTOGRAPHY
Amy Lombard, Xbox Live, digital photogtraph, 2011 From "Happy Inside", a book project by artist Amy Lombard of photographs made in the showroom of IKEA Link: Amy Lombard @ KickStarter Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
ART GAME
Olle Essvik writes: "Today, January 19, is the release date for my new work, a computer game called "Endgame", which is now available online here The game can be played at the above adress for a limited period. Welcome to visit the site and feel free to
ART GAME
* Mathias Jansson is guest blogging at Art21. Read his articles on Kristoffer Zetterstrand: King of Old School, Mikael Vesavuori, and Museum Meltdown.
ART GAME
"Sync or Swim is an interactive sound installation that is also a simple audio game. The object of the game is to find the “sync point” of several melodic/rhythmic layers that are operating at slightly different tempi. Turning a knob on the interface changes the tempi of the
CARTOGRAPHY
Link: Mapstalgia Fascinating blog that collects videogame maps drawn from memory, curated by Josh Millard. Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (Thanks to Waynn Lue)
GAME ART
Joshua Taylor, Modern Art 02, screenshot in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, 2012 Link: Joshua Taylor Related: Wired Italia Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
ILLUSTRATION
Steven Moreau, Vũ Trụ, Digital illustration, 2009 Steven Moreau is an artist from Brest, France, currently working at Studio Tada in Hanoi, Vietnam) Link: Steven Moreau Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
GAME
Chris Howlett, Modus Operandi, 3 Channel video projection with in situ body acts, in progress "Modus Operandi is a simultaneous three channel video projection of three Machinima films with a contemporary dance narrative complimenting the video narrative. The improvised dance performance is modeled off the game physics of the