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.
ART GAME
"The indie arcade Babycastles throwing an opening party on Wednesday, September 7 at 6:00pm, entitled “F%!K THE SCREEN”. This collection of highly physical videogame installations, curated by Doug Wilson, Bennett Foddy, and Matt Parker. Games that deliberately make it awkward to see the screen, as well as
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"‘All Your Pont Are Belong to Us’ is an interactive game which utilises physical space and motion tracking to place real-world players head-to head with computer controlled pixel art baddies who are trying to capture the bridges of Paris.The prototype developed through our interest in experimenting
GAME ART
"'paralevel' is a series of alterations which add a game level to a structure or building, which exists besides and beyond its physical architecture. This experiential modification provokes the viewer to shift between a temporal and spatial realisation of the surrounding space. The project behaves as a
ART GAME
"nOtbOt is an automated game-player which is controlled and deranged by reactions to its own virtual environment, caught in a vicious force-feedback loop… The installation consists of a hacked up human-computer interface in which the feedback system, originally intended to provide tangible interaction for a human
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Interactive sculpture, Teamwork with Catrine Val, Kassel, Germany, 1998 "In the shell of a video game device the visitor can play a video game related to the typical elements of classical video games like "Spaceinvaders", "Devender" , "Pacman", etc.. The complete new conversion integrates
ART GAME
Clown, Interactive sculpture, Catrine & Olaf Val, Kassel, Germany, 1997 "The monitor shows an idle fruit machine named "Clown". A picture is monochrome light grey, as two buttons on the outline are flashing alternatively. In one presses one of those buttons, black and white squares appear on
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8-Bit Champion @ La Flaq Gallery (36 rue Quincampoix, 75004) Opening: September 15th 2011 8-Bit Champions is produced & curated by CHOGRIN and Thomas Olivri. Official poster by Glen Brogan. Link: The Autumn Society Sumbitted by Matteo Bittanti
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The Old School Video Game Art Show Opening Friday Sep 16th at Gallery 1988 Venice 214 Pier Ave Santa Monica, CA 90405 until Oct 8th 2011 Link: Gallery 1988 Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via Things to Do in LA)
ART GAME
Essay: [Virtual] Relational Aesthetics by Dorothy Santos, Zero1 Blog, August 25, 2011. Excerpt: "Joseph DeLappe’s piece, ‘dead-in-Iraq’, utilizes the virtual environment of ‘America’s Army’, which is the United States Army’s recruiting game. The virtual role playing game is open to anyone interested in establishing
GAME ART
"AbstracTris is a LoTech generative pixel art device. The pixel are directly controlled by applying voltage to the side pins of the GameBoy LCD screen." (Benjamin Gaulon) Link: Benjamin Gaulon Related: RES, Made to Break Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Subverso, video installation, 2011"VIDEO-GAME tomado de una instalación de dos televisores para una obra de teatro más el juego swing en las calles de Cali durante un encuentro de diferentes comunidades étnicas, estudiantiles y urbanas. Propongo un simil entre ambas actividades; el video y el swing, como
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'Solitaire Win', a three dimensional sculpture of the old Windows game 'Solitaire'. The 150 x 70 x 40 cm sculpture required more than one thousand cards made from black foam boards, individually cut and taped together by the two artists. Link: Lars Marcus Vedeler and Theo