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As a reminder, Babycastles is launching a three day series of talks, exhibitions, and events around the theme of game playscapes at the MAD museum in New York. By the way: Saturday August 25 is all about Japanese shoot'em ups: "Japanese Shmups and the Ascension of Bodshiva
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The insanely juicy Jean Claude Van Jam took place at the Eyebeam Art & Technology Center on August 19 2012. The mighty Ida C. Benedetto was kind enough to post the final presentations online. The event was organized by Babycastles. Enjoy! LINK: Jean Claude Van Jam Posted by Matteo Bittanti
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Francesco Solmi presents Chinese Democracy and the Last Day on Earth Luis de Jesus Los Angeles Gallery SEPTEMBER 8 - OCTOBER 20, 2012 2685 S LA CIENEGA BOULEVARD / LOS ANGELES, CA 90034 Official website Artist's reception: Saturday, September 8th, 6 to 9 p.m. Press release: "LUIS
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The Box. 99x99cm. Oil on canvas (2011) link: K. Zetterstrand Kristoffer Zetterstrand. Uncanny Valley. Solo show. August 23 - September 29 Opening August 2 Peter Bergman Gallery, Torsgatan 41, Stockholm. Press release (Swedish only) LINK: Kristoffer Zetterstrand related: GameScenes interview (2010) Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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"All summer long at La Gaîté lyrique, Joue le jeu / Play Along showcases new forms of games that are at the heart of the emerging golden age of creative game design. Prepare to be entertained. This exhibition isn't a static retrospective, but rather an active celebration of
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"A MAZE. Interact the 1st International Games / Media Art Festival in Johannesburg. Video by Emily Völker. Footage selection out of past A MAZE. Events. Festival takes place from August 28 to September 2, 2012 in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Music: Close to me - Sabrepulse (Henry Homesweet Remix) - Thanks to
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VIGAMUS, the Video Game Museum of Rome, is set to make its official debut on October 20th, 2012. Supported by the civic authority of Roma Capitale and located downtown Rome, VIGAMUS is Italy’s first museum entirely dedicated to video games. With an emphasis on videogame history and culture, VIGAMUS
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Photo credit: Keita Takahashi BabyCastles Summit 2012 Museum of Modern Art, New York, August 26-29 WITH KEITA TAKAHASHI IVAN SAFRIN KAHO ABE NEIL FRIDD "The Babycastles summit is a three-day series of talks, panels, bands, hands-on workshops and custom video game installations designed by Keita Takahashi , game designer of
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To celebrate the 1/4 of a century anniversary of iconic beat'em up Street Fighter, the losangelino art arcade collective Iam8bit is launching a massive 50+ artist exhibition aptly titled "Combo Attack". The gig will run August 3rd through August 19th. The fighting bonanza will be
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Bientôt l’été by Tale of Tales Dear Esther by Dan Pinchbeck J.S. Joust by Die Gute Fabrik Lifeless Planet by Stage 2 Studios Memory of a Broken Dimension by XRA Thirty Flights of Loving by Brendon Chung TRIP by Axel Shokk Zobeide – Robert Yang These are the games
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"Pong was the first. Its ability to entertain people for hours on end with no visible narrative or plot line was the feature that distinguished it from other forms of media, namely music and movies. It was the setting that counted here, and the setting alone. Of course, Pong’