GAME ART
23N!, Sonata per Mario, 2008 (source: 23N!) Sonata per Mario is a project based on the "detournement" of the game "Super Mario Bros." and the keyholders "Soundrop" developed in 2008 by 23N!. How does that work? "The players use the eight Soundrops of
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23N!, The DualShockerz, modified PlayStation controllers, 2013 23N! is a Japanese noise performer working exclusively with homemade gear. His works include circuit bent toys, use of sensors to produce sound, homemade instruments. He performs solo and regularly collaborates with other artists in various fields. Recently, he has been particularly interested
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23N!, Algorithmic Music Game Controller, modified PlayStation controllers, 201323N! is a Japanese noise performer working exclusively with homemade gear. His works include circuit bent toys, use of sensors to produce sound, homemade instruments. He performs solo and regularly collaborates with other artists in various fields. Recently, he has been particularly
GAME ART
Michal Rohal, a student at the Department of Visual Arts and Intermedia (FUTU, KVUaI), Nu-Media Atelier in Kosice, is the author of this ingenous virtual sound installation/game. Silent Box was exhibited @ MOS /Małopolski Ogród Sztuki, Krakow in 2013.LINK: Michal RohalSubmitted by Matteo Bittanti
ARCADE
Polybius, the latest video from Scottish artist and filmaker John Houston is a triumph of ludic retronostalgia. Julian Corries performs at the bottom of a pool, surrounded by joysticks, old consoles, monitors, and keyboards. Computer keyboards, that is. All those cables and wires remind me of a Manetas' painting.
DOCUMENTARY
Source: http://europein8bits.com/ Can't wait to see this! Europe in 8 Bits is the new documentary by Spanish director Javier Polo (Turanga Films), due in 2014. "Europe in 8 Bits is a documentary that explores the world of chip music and related art, that is growing
DEMOSCENE
Two days of live chipmusic, micromusic and 8-bit inspired artists. An open stage & pre-party (apply here). Live visuals and glitch art throughout the day. Retro gaming free play and big-screen tournaments. Art Exhbitions. Workshops... SuperByte Festival 2013 brings ludic nostalgia and lo-fi digital aesthetic to Manchester on September 13
ART GAME
The Church Of Whatever is a new audiovisual band formed by Spanish artist Entter (ex-Meneo, nee Raúl Berrueco, 1977) and HISS, a young bleep-techno producer from Treviso, Italy. Berrueco i s widely known for his visual focus on retro arcade and low-fi gaming graphics from the Golden Age of home
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A critical inquiry into Super Mario Brothers from Chris Novello aka paperkettle, the master of ludic codebending: "Conceptually, it is like Super Mario meets Groundhog Day. Mario's universe computer / time machine gets caught in hellish loops." "In the video, I directly manipulate the RAM of
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Tacit Group's "Game Over" performance at the Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. Tacit Group is a South Korean "audio-visual performance group established in early 2008 with vision of making new performance art while incorporating various disciplines like electro-acoustic music, contemporary visual art, literature&
ART GAME
Oakland-based artist and professor Nick Lally created "Bikes Inavde Space" in 2002 as part of a collaboration with Kyle McKinley. The game was presented at the 2011 Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 21-22 and it is simply brilliant. In 2010, Lally hacked Taito's classic arcade
GAME ART
Halo Ballet is a piece for live performers (piano, keyboard, percussion, harp or guitar) and electronic dancers, performed in real time within the Halo videogame environment by Toca Loca. A new performance will take place at Vector Game + Art Convergence in Toronto, Canada in just a few days (full schedule