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Game Art: Kent Sheely's "Counter-Strike graffiti cleanup" (2011)
Link: Kent Sheeley Related: "DoD: A World War II Photo Essay" (2009); Grand Theft Photo (2007) Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Game Art: Bryan Lester's "Intervention" (2011)
"This a short video that documents an interactive piece included in an installation called 'uncategorized' at Ironton Gallery in Denver, CO. The sensor is Kinect from Microsoft running a Unity driven game design." (Bryan Lester) Link: Bryan Lester Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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EVENT: RETRO VIDEO GAMES: I-III Generation (Opening 14th April, 19.30 – 21.30, Lilla galleriet, Stockholm
Retro VIDEO GAMES Opening 14th April, 19.30 – 21.30, Lilla galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden Artists: Johan Thurfjell, Cory Arcangel, Andreas Ribbung, Arne Kjell Vikhagen, Kristoffer Zetterstrand Link: Lilla galleriet Events Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Game Art: Huang Hsinchien' "Pictographic Labyrinth" (2009)
An interactive performance that uses midi instrument to drive the background real-time 3D projection. First shown in Taipei Artist Village in 2009. Link: Huang Hsinchien Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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Game Art: John Thurfjell's "Do You Have The Shine?” (2002)
In 2002, Swedish artist John Thurfjell (b. 1970) made a videogame titled “Do you have the shine?, inspired by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). As Thurfjell's explained “The film is about seven year old Danny who, through his psychic gift, his "shine", has to
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Game Art: Huang Hsinchien' "Shanghai, Shall We Dance?" (2008)
"Huang Hsinchien’s work, "Shanghai, Shall We Dance?" tells a story in the public space of the Shanghai Museum of Art by turning an art hall into a place of relaxation and romantic dancing for ordinary people. Viewers are invited onto a typical Shanghainese dance floor for
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Game Art: marsh's "Al Aauim" (2011)
A marvelous virtual city constructed in SimCity by marsh. Outstanding details. Fascinating narrative. Full documentation on SimTropolis. This mosaic is 10000 pixel tall. Speechless. Link: Al Aauim Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via Kotaku)
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INTERVISTA: Arte videoludica made in Italy: Stefano Spera
"All'interno della scena della Game Art italiana, il giovane Stefano Spera (Monza, 1983) propone una riflessione penetrante sullo statuto dell'immagine digitale nell'era della simulazione pervasiva. Diplomatosi all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera con una tesi dal titolo “Ricordi dimenticati. La lotta
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EVENT: FILE GAMES RIO 2011 – I WANT TO PLAY (April 12 to May 8, 2011, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
"Between April 12 and May 8, 2011, the second edition of FILE GAMES RIO will happen at Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro. The exhibition will present games and artistic works that reflect the game culture in different areas of electronic arts: installations, video installations, video performances, besides electronic games
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Art Game: Lieven van Velthoven's "Smoke Pong" (2010)
"Two years after the EU smoking ban, we decided to make the smoking public feel a bit better again. Therefore, this game can only be played with burning cigarettes. That's right, Use your cigarette to control your paddle! So if you don't smoke, you'
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Game Art: Kim Walker's When I Close My Eyes I Can Still See Your Face (2011)
"Compositions of staring contests, each image from a different game. Figures appear and disappear, leaving one figure alone. The gaze, both on screen and off screen are of interest and how to implicate the viewer within the experience." (Kim Walker, 2011) Link: Kim Walker Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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EVENT: Game-City (September 17 - November 6 2011, 'sHertogenbosch, Holland)
Game-City will connect the visual arts and computer games. A co-production between bART, mobile platform for contemporary art and the Centre for Visual Arts (CBK) , 's-Hertogenbosch, Game-City will showcase artworks of 10 different artists and game designers. In addition there are weekly activities that take place at various locations