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""F**k You, Buddy" is a visual and dramatic fusion of “game theory” (a mathematical attempt to predict human behaviour) and the dramaturgical development in computer games over the last decade. From the totalitarian collectivism in games like “Lemmings” to the anarchistic individualism in
GAME ART
OpenEndedGroup, Arrival, installation, 2003-2004 "Arrival is a multimedia installation that forms a companion piece to the earlier public artwork Pedestrian (2001). As in the earlier work,Arrival is meticulously constructed from human actions recorded through advanced motion-capture technology, in which the movement but not the appearance of the actor
GAME ART
Photo credit: Matthew Williamson - All images courtesy of the artist "Documentation of an installation/performance that has my mother and I playing the first-person shooter video game Doom together online." (Matthew Williamson) "Described once as "frustratingly engaging", Matthew Williamson examines the gaps between the
GAME ART
Ben Chang, Silvia Ruzanka , two-channel realtime video installation, monitors, computer, custom software , 2007 "Becoming is a two-channel computer-driven video installation, in which two computer animated figures live in a minimally-furnished virtual domestic space. They stand and watch the viewer, yawn, sit on the sofa, talk on their cell phones,
GAME ART
James George, Temporary Cities, 2010 "The performance combines an augmented reality visual instrument with live synthesized sound composition. A series of 7 vignettes, the performance draws inspiration from contemporary trends towards elaborate and disposable systems in software, architecture and social networks. Before each scene the performer hand places shapes
GAME ART
"Two figures meet and interact in play: They are alternate selves in a virtual world. The Twister game board acts as the keyboard or interface in which they meet. Their gender & identity are interchangeable, in the same way that the identity of avatars in the virtual world are
ART GAME
; Bryan Cera, Supercontroller, Interactive Video Installation, 2010 "Super Controller is a modified version and derivative work of CTRLR, a user-controlled digital environment that utilizes color tracking to explore ideas of human interaction and control. In CTRLR, The user/participant uses their own body movement to interact with an interface
ART GAME
GameScenes is conducting a series of interviews with artists, critics, curators, and gallery owners operating in the field of Game Art, as part of our ongoing investigation of the social history of this fascinating artworld. Our goal is to illustrate the genesis and evolution of a phenomenon that changed the
ART GAME
"Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking philosophers are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with ontological uncertainties and existential angst as legions of foes