GAME ART
Machinima in quarantined times. SaveMe Oh is just one of the several virtual alter-egos created by Oscar Wagenmans, a Dutch theatre director and actor. An eclectic figure inside and outside the virtual space, Wagenmans began his career as an actor in 1983 performing with youth theatre groups, subsequently as a
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Eddie Lohmeyer, Scrolling Landscape in 34 NES Games #2, digital video/machinima, color, 8' 15", 2020 Eddie Lohmeyer's archeological approach to machinima is exemplified by his second installment on the congoing Scrolling Landscape series. A the artist writes: Scrolling Landscape in 34 NES Games #2 (2020)
ART GAME
Here's an update on ARTSPEED, Akihiko Taniguchi's racing game featuring conceptual artworks competing on the art circuit (no, really). The game is looking increasingly polished and avantgarde. Alas, R.T: Mutt aka Marcel Duchamp's Fountain is not doing great and Umberto Boccioni's
COLLABORATION
Another formidable work by foci+loci, Bouncing Moon is an algorithmic music device built in LittleBigPlanet 3. Truly avantgarde. As the Brooklyn-based duo explains: The user trigger emission of a triangle in any of four rows- percussion, droplets, bass and piano- by pressing buttons on the controller. Each triangle has
GAME ART
An ironic take at deep existential concerns. Forty seconds shot with GTA V's Rockstar Editor. Antonio M. Abate is filmmaker and film critic based in Milan, Italy. LINK: Antonio M. Abate
BOOK
Well Played Journal Special Issue Cfp: Playable Theatre Edited by Celia Pearce & Nick Fortugno The rising popularity of immersive theatre works such as Third Rail’s Then She Fell and Punch Drunk’s Sleep No More, has given rise to new hybrid forms of live entertainment that combine aspects
ANIMATION
The 2020 edition of the MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL will be followed by the release of a printed bilingual (English and Italian) publication later this year featuring critical contributions on the state of machinima. The book/catalog will be edited by Matteo Bittanti and Gemma Fantacci. Contributors do not necessarily need
ANIMATION
We are delighted to announce the full program of the 2020 MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL. The event takes place between March 09-13 2020 at IULM University in two separate locations: the Contemporary Exhibition Hall and the Sala dei 146, both located in the IULM Open Space building. Both venues are open
3D ANIMATION
A collaborative project between artists Carson Lynn and Grace Grothau, Parched Earth examines the ecological tensions embedded in contemporary video games. As Carson writes: Both artists have dealt with global warming in their respective practices, so they sought out to create a speculative fiction film depicting a dystopian future where
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Jenny Jiao Hsia, Consume Me, 2018System Link: Video Game as Memoir Curated by Brice Puls January 24 - April 25, 2020 Opening Reception Friday, January 24 2020, 6-9pm VGA Gallery 2418 W Bloomingdale #101 Chicago, IL 60647 Video games have historically been a product catered to the player. A focus
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As if we needed proof further proof that Akihiko Taniguchi is a staggering genius... In his latest project, the ultra realistic racing game Art Speed, artworks on wheels - Gabriel Orozco's La DS (1993), Umberto Boccioni's Forme uniche nella continuità dello spazio (1913), and R.T.
ART GAME
Juan Obando, Pro Revolution Soccer, 2019Game Changers: Video Games & Contemporary Art February 22 to April 19 2020 Free entryMassArt Museum (MAAM) Sandra & David Bakalar Gallery Free and open to the public621 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States Curated by Darci Hanna, this group exhibition explores artists working