3D ANIMATION
Jakob Kudsk Steensen's AQUAPHOBIA is a stunning achievement, both on technical and conceptual levels. Created with Unreal Engine, AQUAPHOBIA is an immersive experience which allows the viewer to navigate through five different environments or "levels" seamlessly connected. These spaces form an ecosystem and include simple to
ART GAME
Nicholas O'Brien's latest project is a narrative-driven, first person, essay game with a score by Seth Cluett. The game's main theme is the sudden closure of a public transportation system in a fictional Rustbelt American city. Available for Windows PC, Mac OS X, The
GAME ART
I rarely feature vernacular machinima on this site. Not because I don't find it interesting, but because fandom operates on a completely different register than video art/contemporary art. Nonetheless, tomayto_tomato's appropriation of the ultra-violent game Arma 3 to create a contemplative, ruminative visual experience
ESSAY
Claire Hentschke, Driver On The Highway, digital image, 2017 Claire Hentschke, Avatar Above The Sea, digital image, 2017 Hentschker captures the sublime using photographic practices in gaming, and specifically in Grand Theft Auto V. At the same time, she is remediating the medium of painting: In this series of works,
ART GAME
Is there anything that Paolo Pedercini can't do? His first Let's Play video is a brilliant work of investigative journalism, Game art criticism, and sincere homage to John O'Neill, "one of the first artists working with computer games". As Pedercini writes: "
BOOK
VGA Reader Call for Papers—Issue 2: SURVIVAL STRATEGY "IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS." - Old Man, The Legend of Zelda In an era of ecological, social, and political crisis, when contemporary media inundates us daily with apocalyptic scenarios, video games can act as a
3D ANIMATION
Kerich's DKS is one of my favorite projects of the year. It's a cross between Arman and Ant Farm, in a digital space. Phenomenal: "This project, inspired by the YouTube series Car Boys, involved the creation and destruction of kinetic sculptures in the driving game
ART GAME
ART GAMES DEMOS #4PERFORMANCES LIVE / DEMOS DE JEUX / BAR / DJ SET / CONFÉRENCES Qu’est-ce que les artistes d’œuvres ou de jeux vidéo ont à nous dire sur la frontière, la migration ? Entre projections, performances live, démonstrations de jeux, prototypes ou installations, Art Games Demos propose à des artistes émergents
ART GAME
HORSE GAME is a mobile game designed to be played on the Arcade Backpack. Aided by a magic pocket mirror, players must guide their trusty and adorable pink steed, played by Nick, through both in-game city streets and the real-life Hammer Museum courtyard. Players can use the joystick to examine
ARCADE
A portable video game arcade. A pop up virtual kingdom. A suite of digital and analog games from small indie developers and designers around the world. A travelling exhibition on video games; as art and as play. A Virtual Reality station. A party, buddy builder, barcade, quest conquerer and nostalgia
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Eva and Franco Mattes, My Generation, 2010. Video (13 minutes, 18 seconds), broken computer tower, CRT monitor, loudspeakers, keyboard, mouse, and various cables; overall dimensions variable. Installation view, Plugin, BaselI Was Raised on the Internet Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois June 12 - October 14, 2018 Curated by
ART GAME
It doesn’t take long to find new targetsPrivate view: 7th December, 6-9pm8th - 16th December 2017The Take Courage Gallery388 New Cross Rd, London SE14 6TYCurated by Bob Bicknell-Knight An exhibition examining the constructed worlds that we choose to inhabit online, the power of video games as an interactive medium,