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THREE IMPOSSIBLE WORLDS digital video, color, sound, 2022, 11’ 14”, United States Created by Chris Kerich October 27 - November 9 2023 vral.org A speculative digital art project that probes the underlying logic and limitations of procedural world generation Three Impossible Worlds was developed with/in the popular video
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REGRESSION 4 digital video 4096 x 1716 (4k Scope), color, sound (Stereo, -14LUFS; Stereo, -23LUFS), 13’ 51” (original), 2023, The Netherlands Created by Jordy Veenstra October 13 - 26 2023 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Three years have passed since the unveiling of Veenstra’s Regression 3, a machinima
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ONFM 2021, Exhibition view, Theo Triantafyllidis, Pastoral, Église des Trinitaires. Octobre Numérique – Faire Monde October 11 - November 10 2023 Arles, France Various locations and times Full program Octobre Numérique – Faire Monde is a month-long festival in Arles, France, at the crossroads of video games and arts, advocating towards more
CYBERPUNK 2077
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD machinima/digital video, color, sound, 8’ 50”, Russia, 2021 Created by Natalie MaximovaJune 16-29 2023 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org A video work that delves into the expansive and boundary-pushing landscapes of the sci-fi video game Cyberpunk 2077, The Edge of the World challenges
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MINE machinima/digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 37’ 06”, United States, 2023 Created by Brent Watanabe The latest work by Brent Watanabe is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between virtual reality and contemporary culture. Originally conceived as a semi-narrative interactive experience, MINE spans eight mesmerizing episodes, each
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Moritz Jekat The Blue Seals. Extinct and Happy machinima/digital video, color, sound, 5’ 25”, Germany, 2023 May 5 - 18 2023 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti In The Blue Seals. Extinct and Happy the artist tackles the multifaceted theme of memory and its impact on our sense of place and
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EVERYWHERE Digital video/machinima (720 x 328), color, 11’ 33”, 2007, Denmark Created by Søren Thilo Funder In Everywhere, we witness a lone figure navigating through a bleak and surreal urban environment, evoking a sense of isolation and alienation. The desolate terrain appears to be both familiar and foreign, presenting
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COLOSSAL CAVE ADVENTURE – THE MOVIE Digital video (1024 x 1024), sound, color, 55’ 33”, 2022, Germany Created by Thomas Hawranke and Lasse Scherffig January 6 - 19 2023 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org An adaptation sui generis of an early text-based adventure games, Colossal Cave Adventure - The Movie