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.
EVENT
Image: Faith - 2011, videogame modification, detail Messenger 29-30 October @ Model Gardeners Gallery 74 Brighton Road Londonn16 8eg "Model Gardeners present a series of new works that subtly place the viewer in a somewhat neurotic state of calm. Gibson/Martelli refine motion within the manipulated moving image to alter
INTERVIEW
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 fascinating artworld. Our goal is to illustrate the genesis and evolution of a phenomenon that changed the
INSTALLATION
Walter Langelaar's Tangled_Object_Description_Overview, 2011, installation view at WORM "A both computer-based and sculptural work that copies objects from Second Life into Google Earth and from there into the real physical space, creating a feedback loop between all three environments and dissolving the difference between
DANCE
"Fwd: See You in Walhalla utilizes new technologies to talk about today’s human being living in a highly saturated technological environment. However the use of technology is not in itself the goal but the medium to express Walhalla voyage; A complex web of fantastical events, experienced from pre-recorded
GAME ART
Max Capacity, Renegade Glitch 0-03, 2011 Link: Max Capacity related Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
DOCUMENTARY
'FIGHT: Arena of Gamers is a short documentary about the fighting game scene on a local and worldwide level. Special thanks to Best Bout Gaming in Portland, Oregon for making this project possible." Link: Chris Nguyen Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
MACHINIMA
Baden Pailthorpe, "Formation (difference and repetition) V, digital video, 2011 "Made using an Afghanistan-based video game, Baden Pailthorpe’s 'Formation' series, explores the aesthetics and dynamics of opposition. In the work, two opposing forces of US soldiers and Taliban combatants follow invisible waypoints side-by-side. Oblivious to
ART GAME
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 fascinating artworld. Our goal is to illustrate the genesis and evolution of a phenomenon that changed the
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Another killer reportage from Jonathan at Things To Do in LA. A few highlights: Jason Torchinsky's Space Invaders sculptures Kiss Racer by Hye Nam [additional information here] Link: Things To Do In LA does Indiecade Link: Indiecade related: Johann Sebastian Joust Submitted by Matteo Bittanti All images courtesy
GAME ART
Aaron Jasinski, Know Your Roots, 2011 Link: Aaron Jasinski Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
ILLUSTRATION
Cory Schmitz, "NASA Game Boy", 2011 Link: Cory Schmitz Related Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
GLITCH
Roberto Carlos Lange, "Cerrar Los Ojos", made with analog video and digital music "This is part one of a series of videos and "animations. They are memories of rides at the yearly carnival that was setup in a parking lot by my school. Part one is