3D ANIMATION
Matthew Earl Williams, Twentysix Gasoline Stations In Grand Theft Auto V, 2014-24, digital prints, Each 16 x 20 inches framed, © m. earl Williams, Courtesy of the artist.Just Playin' Aroundcurated by Nancy Downes-Le Guin and Theo Downes-Le GuinJanuary 21 - April 26 2025Jordan Schnitzer Museum of ArtPSU1855 SW BroadwayPortland,
GAME ART
Rabu Rabu digital video, colour, sound, 18’ 18”, 2024, Hong Kong. created by Hou Lam Tsui vral.org Rabu Rabu (meaning lovey-dovey in Japanese) reimagines and subverts the conventions of Japanese dating simulation games, known for their focus on interactions with attractive young female characters. Instead, it presents a fictional
ACADEMIC COURSE
Video Games: Past, Present, and Future BCNM 20th Anniversary Special Event This special event, part of the Berkeley Center for New Media’s 20th-anniversary celebration, brings together scholars, archivists, and industry professionals to explore the transformative impact of video games. Co-sponsored by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies,
LARP
Reinis Hofmanis, Britta Hoyer as Youa the Manwolf, LARP series, 2011. Courtesy of ArkDes. © Reinis Hofmani s Worldglimpsing Role Play and the Design of Alternate Realities October 3, 2025–August 16, 2026 ArkDes Skeppsholmen Exercisplan Stockholm Sweden Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10am-6pm, Tuesday and Friday 10am-8pm press release ArkDes and Nieuwe
INTERVIEW
Ida B. Wells: A Red Record digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 39’ 34”, 2020, United States of America created by Harrison Wade Reishman Ida B. Wells: A Red Record is a biographical machinima that examines the life and contributions of Ida B. Wells, a trailblazing African American journalist
3D ANIMATION
Brent Watanabe: One Tethered Bird The Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish1077 Lenora StreetSeattle, WA 98121Jan 17th - Feb 21 2025Brent Watanabe's upcoming solo show at The Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish will include work covering the past two decades, including his Grand Theft Auto interventions (San Andreas Deer
3D ANIMATION
Shimmer digital video, color, sound, 11’, 2024, United Kingdom created by Andy Hughes vral.org Shimmer creatively combines photographic assemblage, archival footage, and video game imagery, to interrogate the vitality and agency of materials, positioning pollution and climate change as pivotal concerns while destabilizing the dichotomy between animate and ostensibly