3D ANIMATION
An in-depth look at Kristoffer Zetterstrand's practice. The Swedish painter has been exploring the boundaries between art and paintings for more than a decade. As he explains on his website, For some years I have experimented with virtual still lifes, often in the form of stage design in
DOCUMENTARY
Jona Kleinlein, Hidden Conflicts, machinima, 23' 05", 2019 Jona Kleinlein is a multi-media artist working with film, video and installation living and working in Norway. He is interested in exploring the increasingly porous boundaries between filmmaking, video games, and simulation. Hidden Conflicts is Jona's new short,
DOCUMENTARY
In his latest film, Jonas Odell examines the topic of computer game addition is the through a mix of documentary interviews and animation. In the guise of their game avatars three people tell us about their experience of gaming addiction. Jonas Odell (b. 1962) is a Swedish music video and
DOCUMENTARY
Paolo Santagostino's latest film - a documentary about legendary platform games Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy, starring the audacious Willy - will make its UK Premiere at Play Expo Manchester with Matthew Smith on May 4 2019. You can read an interview with Paolo here. Paolo Santagostino
CONCEPTUAL
THE SECOND EDITION OF THE MILAN MACHINIMA FILM FESTIVAL PROMISES UNCANNY VISIONS. The MACHINIMA FILM FESTIVAL returns to Milan on March 15 2019 during the Milano Digital Week. Featuring a selection of artworks created by artists appropriating, repurposing, and remixing commercial video games, the MMF includes short films and experimental
ARCHITECTURE
Anders Eklund, Gaming the Real World, 2016 Can games change the world? Today public spaces and entire cities are being designed, planned and played through the medium of games. The result of this “civic gamification” is that city architecture and urban planning is being democratized. Cities have become the ground