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Game Art: Jeremiah Diephuis' "Game Changer Suite" (2014-)

Matteo

Matteo

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Under the direction of Jeremiah Diephuis, an instructor in the Media Technology & Design and Interactive Media programs at the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences’ Hagenberg several students have developed Game Changer Suite, a collection of multiplayer games that encourage cooperative and competitive game playing. The gamers moving about in Deep Space 8K are tracked by laser and can control their virtual avatars projected onto the space’s wall and floor. Getting their whole body into the swing of things, they can play out a variety of scenarios—either collaboratively or competitively This is not virtual reality: gamers literally enter the game space with their bodies. Originally developed as a temporary installation for the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival, Game Changer Suite is now a mainstay of the lineup in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center.Read the full description of this incredible project and an interview with the designers here. LINK: Game Changer Suite

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