Game Art: Hunter Jonakin's "The Author Must Die: Iteration 01" (2013)
After killing Jeff Koons, Jonakin has been busy reiventing one of Roland Barthes' most influential essays. The Author Must Die: Iteration 01 is a...
"[V]ideo game/art project, which is loosely based on ideas presented in the essay, "Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes. The author/artist is never completely in control. Even while a work is in progress it is constantly in flux. After it is "complete" it is free to evolve further through viewer interaction and opinion. As an experiment, I am forcing the evolution of this work by creating different iterations, each one pushing further away from the last. By using my own content and calling for the content and ideas of others, I hope to expand the visuals, game mechanics, and iteration-specific concepts as far as they can go. If you would like to be a part of the project, please go to my contact page and send your ideas and/or content to my gmail address. You can send .jpg images, 3D models (fbx only), text, or conceptual suggestions. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to this." (Hunter Jonakin)LINK
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti