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VGA Reader Call for Papers—Issue 2: SURVIVAL STRATEGY "IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS." - Old Man, The Legend of Zelda In an era of ecological, social, and political crisis, when contemporary media inundates us daily with apocalyptic scenarios, video games can act as a
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Artist and researcher at Gothenburg University Arne Kjell Vikhagen has just completed his dissertation about game art.Title: When Art Is Put Into Play: A Practice-based Research Project on Game Art Language.English Keywords: Game Art, Computer Games, Video Games and Art, Play, Artistic Research, New Media Art ISBN: 978-91-982421-5-7
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I'm happy to announce the release of my new book, Machinima, dal videogioco alla videoarte [Machinima. From video game to video art]. Published by Mimesis Edizioni in the Heterotopie series, the book investigates the relationship between art and video games from a variety of perspectives. Featuring eight contributions
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Link Center for the Arts of the Information Age has just released How To Play Eddo Stern, a critical monograph on the avantgarde artist and game designer Eddo Stern written by critic, curator, and writer Domenico Quaranta and co-produced with Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel.The digital version can be
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An outstanding examination of what makes gaming truly fascinating by Stephanie Boluk (Assistant professor in the English department and Cinema and Digital Media Program at University of California, Davis) and Patrick LeMieux (artist, game designer, and assistant professor in the Cinema and Digital Media Program at University of California, Davis)
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A brand new book from one of my all time heroines: Anne-Marie Schleiner, The Player's Power to Change the Game. It's out now from Amsterdam University Press and it's a must read. It's a slim book (162 pages) but contains multitudes. Here&
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I'm thrilled to announce the release of MACHINIMA. 32 conversazioni sull'arte del videogioco, a new book featuring interviews with international artists using video games to make art. MACHINIMA. 32 conversazioni sull'arte del videogioco expands, in print form, both the exhibition GAME VIDEO/ART. A