VIDEO
This fascinating project by Andrew Norman Wilson is a 6-hour meditation video on physical space, virtual waves, and music, based on the overlooked Sega's videogame Ecco the Dolphin (1992). "ECCOS is based on an .mp4 video file of the gamer “RickyC” beating the Sega Genesis game
GAME
"Lisa Ma is interested in the fringes of society. From the ladies who are mad about cats to the communities campaigning to stop the extension of Heathrow Airport. Lisa is a designer and her role is to create platforms of engagement with these groups which are otherwise ignored by
DOCUMENTARY
"Beginning with early Atari and Nintendo video games, the 8-bit aesthetic has been a part of our culture for over 30 years. As it moved through the generations, 8-bit earned its independence from its video game roots. The idea of 8-bit now stands for a refreshing
GAME ART
Mark Tribe, Grunder Hill Road, Archival pigment print, courtesy of Momenta ArtMark Tribe, Rush Creek, Archival pigment print, courtesy of Momenta ArtMark Tribe, Bottsford Hollow, Archival pigment print, courtesy of Momenta ArtMark Tribe, Rare Earth, Archival pigment print, courtesy of Momenta ArtMark Tribe, Black Creek, Archival pigment print, courtesy of
GAME ART
Justin Berry, Purple Dusk (Medal of Honor), 2012, Archival Inkjet Print, 20 in x 16, 50.8 cm x 40.64, Edition 1 of 5 courtesy of Interstate Projects5Justin Berry, Purple Dusk (Medal of Honor), 2012, [detail] "In playing violent, war-themed, video games, Berry chooses to act against
GAME ART
Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG, Reenactment of Vito Acconci's Seedbed2010, Performance in Second Life and Plymouth Art CentreLINK: Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
GAME ART
These images - borrowed from Virtual Geographic, a relatively new Tumblr curated by a game photographer called James Pollock - are part of the documentation of his latest art project, i.e., a wall of 190 photos depicting video game spaces "printed and cut to resemble Polaroids". As James writes
EVENT
Thursday 28 June - Sunday 28 October 2012 Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne. "ACMI's latest blockbuster exhibition curated by Emma McRae celebrates the work of the world's most innovative and influential videogame designers, including Peter Molyneux, Warren Spector, Tim Schafer, Hideo Kojima
GAME ART
Kent Sheely, Ready for Action: GTA (Bus Station), machinima, 2012 "The protagonist from Grand Theft Auto IV, at the mercy of public transportation. Audio from the game has been blended with audio captured while waiting for public transportation in the real world." (Kent Sheely) A second video in
ART GAME
8-bit playable pixel art game by Charlie Hoey and Pete Smith masquerading as a "found object" NES game. A delicious hoax. LINK : The Great Gatsby Videogame Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
ART GAME
"Samuel Beckett's high-octane thriller "Waiting for Godot" is now an action-packed, explosions-galore video game! Behold the multiplayer! Behold the heart-stomping action! Behold the waiting!" (vector belly) LINK : Vector Belly Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
MACHINIMA
"This year, and for the first time, the SLACTIONS Steering Committee included a day devoted to Machinima in the conference program. The SLACTIONS 2012 Machinima Festival is a Machinima competition included on the SLACTIONS 2012 Research conference on virtual worlds. The RL/SL conference will happen between 15 November