ART GAME
Alex Myers and Jeff Thompson are ready to unleash a new edition of games++, "A free 12-hour game development event where participants build games from scratch over 10 hours, then put down their mice and pencils so the public can play their creations." games++ will take place on
BOOK
A video reportage of Assassin's Creed Art (R)Evolution, a recent exhibition on the art of Assassin's Creed hosted by the Leonardo Da Vinci National Museum of Science in Milan, Italy. In Italian. The book/catalog is available here. LINK : Assassin's Creed Art (R)
DOCUMENTARY
"Let’s Play Max Payne" is the third installment of the DVD Dead Drop project by German artist Aram Bartholl, which will be unveiled at the Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11106) between October 30 –December 3, 2012. As Bartholl writes on his
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October 18 2012, 8 PM at Café LesBar, Stuttgart Library In der Reihe: GameTalks Aram Bartholl “Where art meets games” Lecture and Discussion Moderator: Beat Suter, René Bauer, ZHdK In the series Game Talks experts have been invited from all over Europe to discuss the topic of game culture, game
ART GAME
A selection of highlights from the latest A MAZE event: A MAZE. Indie Connect (April 26-27), The Moments 02 - A MAZE. "The Most Amazing Game" Award and 03 - Keynote by Jonatan Söderström The full video playlist is available here. LINK : A MAZE Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
ART GAME
Skot Deeming aka mrghosty is the mastermind behind "Vector: Game + Art Convergence", a 4 day Game Art festival and symposium scheduled for February 2013 in Toronto, Canada. As Skot writes, the event was "borne out of a need for a more critical dialogue in the popular discourse
ART GAME
"2012, the year of financial crises, overpopulation, nuclear risk, climatic disorders, dangerous ideological drifts. GAMERZ questions artists of our time testifying of these days and concerns through contemporary creation. Let’s break the bank and investigate apocalyptic predictions thanks to digital creation. For its 8th edition, the GAMERZ festival
ART GAME
Sophie Kahn, 04302011 "Prospectives ’12 International Festival of Digital Art is the third iteration of a media festival started by UNR Professor and media artist, Joseph DeLappe. Prospectives is a unique event in that it is focused entirely on pre-professional artists – highlighting an international selection of work by graduate
DOCUMENTARY
This is the video recording of the discussion with Chris Solarski, game designer Robin Hunicke, and Stanford University lecturer Henry Lowood moderated by artist and professor Eddo Stern that took place at SwissNex in San Francisco on September 20 2012. LINK: From Michelangelo to Mario Kart Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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"An exciting, collaborative event from the Art and Computer Science Departments! This panel discussion on Art, Games, & History will include Mary Flanagan, Brenda Laurel, Susan Laxton, and Kate O'Riordan. Gameplay and reception following." (UC Santa Cruz)When: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 2:00pm -
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Full details here. LINK: GRAFFIK Gallery Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via @zoewi)
ART GAME
"What is games research? Can video games change the world we live in? The MIT Game Lab brings together scholars, creators, and technologists to teach, conduct research, and develop new approaches for applied game design and development. Games are a thriving field, communication medium, and industry. To explore the