Game Art: "First Friday's Artcade" (Austin, Texas)

Arcades are dead therefore they are cool again. In fact, all dead media are alive and kicking, in a zombie-like state. As Mashall McLuhan suggests, we live in the age of perpetual/pervasive revivals. Take the First Friday's Artcade initiative which resuscitated 30 arcade cabinets for a massive event at Parazol Studios in Phoenix, Arizona last week. All the machines were renovated and redesigned by local and national artists: Ron Pete, Lalo Cota, El Mac, Ashley Macias, Dumperfoo, Pablo Luna, Bigie Meanmugg, Mando Rascon, Mikey Jackson, Yai, Josh Rhodes, Noelle Martinez, JB Snyder, Spencer Hibert, Matt Minjares, Angel Diaz, Sakoia, Victor Vasquez, Chris Rupp, Luis Keys, Sierra Joy, Bobby Castañeda, Breeze, JJ Horner, Emmett Potter III, Kristin Bauer, Colton Brock, Milki and a DJ set by DJ Melo and Wooden Indian. This will definitely become a trend.

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Submitted by Matteo Bit