January 2011
a story of net art (open source) →
If you haven’t already done so, give Natalie Bookchin your attention.
Games-Modifications by artists →
"Games-Modifications by artists," by Tilman Baumgärtel
Salman Rushdie and David Cronenberg on videogames
David Cronenberg: Do you think there could ever be a computer game that could truly be art?
Salman Rushdie: No.
There's a beautiful game called Myst. Have you seen that?
I haven't seen that. They say this is democratic art, that is to say, the reader is equal to the creator. But this is really subverting what you want from art. You want to be taken over and you want to be-
Shown something.
Exactly. Why be limited by yourself? But they say, "No, it's a collaboration."
I like computer games. I haven't played many. At the Super Mario level I think they're great fun. They're like crosswords because once you've beaten the game, you've solved all its possibilities.
There's nothing left.
Whereas this is not true of any work of art. You can experience it over and over. And if you come back to it in five years it's a different work, it's a different thing. There's a different thing between a puzzle and a book. These are just very clever puzzles and they are very enjoyable and they require certain skills which are quite clever, useful to develop. Sometimes they make you use your mind in very interesting ways because it requires natural steps. You have to think in ways you wouldn't expect in order to find the solution. But it's just a game.
You would say, then, that a game designer could never be an artist?
Never say never. Somebody could turn up who would be a genius. But if one thinks about non-computer games, there are many which people say have the beauty of an art form. People say that about cricket, people say about every game. But actually, they're not art. You can have great artists playing games. You can think about a great sports figure as being equivalent to an artist. I could see that there could be an artist of a games player, a kind of Michael Jordan of the Nintendo.
They have those competitions internationally.
In the end, a work of art is something which comes out of somebody's imagination and takes a final form. It's offered and is then completed by the reader or the viewer or whoever it may be. Anything else is not what I would recognize as a work of art.
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It's not his fault. He's underexposed.
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Three Versions of Mark Zuckerberg Open Saturday Night Live
Hackerspaces Mini-doc on PBS | GeekDad | Wired.com →
Really sweet mini-doc on hackerspaces, which are much more community-focused than you might think they’d be.
Game Studies - Defining Game Mechanics →
If you haven’t noticed yet, I like sharing items from my thesis bibliography in hopes that you’ll let me know what you think.
The Minimalist Chooses 25 of His Favorites -... →
My favorite super-simple food writer selects 25 of his favorites.
Dallas Clayton: HOW TO MEET THE GIRL OF YOUR... →
I’ve always wanted a falcon.
dallasclayton:
HOW TO MEET THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS (FOOLPROOF)
Buy a falconer’s glove.
Approach the girl you like wearing the falconers glove.
Ask her “Excuse me, have you seen a falcon fly by here?”
Look up to the sky, hopeful/sad.
If she says “No,” look distraught and ask her if she wouldn’t mind helping…
(more)
“Imagine a museum that overturns virtually every accepted notion of institutional...”
– Art’s Subterranean Disneyland — Mixed Media — Utne Reader
One ticket to Tasmania, please.
UnionDocs →
When I was in New York last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the UnionDocs space in Williamsburg. They’ve got some real lovely folks over there, and their public programming schedule is worth perusing.
WatchGame Art: Eddo Stern’s “Waco Resurrection” (2004) [EDDO WEEK #3] - gamescenes
I really love this piece. The player’s P.O.V. is David Koresh’s.
This Fairport Convention track is so great, but...
WatchDublab X Javelin: New video; “C-Town” | Collab Society
I really like Javelin. Can we go to the Bob Baker Marionette Theater soon?
Do Nothing for 2 Minutes →
What a terrifying exercise in meditation.
(h/t i like you like you)
Conversation with Machine Project’s Mark Allen... →
Machine Project is my favorite art space in the history of forever.
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I’m enjoying the new Sabrepulse track. Maybe...
WatchGame Art: Eddo Stern’s “Vietnam Romance” (2003) [EDDO WEEK #1] - gamescenes
“Vietnam Romance is compiled from the sources available exclusively on the computer desktop environment - games, graphics and music. A remix of the Vietnam war experience with a MIDI soundtrack and computer game clips, Vietnam Romance is a tour of nostalgia for romantics and deathmatch veterans....
WatchIt’s Nice That : Best Coast: Crazy For You
Because you love Futura and cats wearing ties.
WatchDesign*Sponge » she & him video premiere: don’t look back
Because you love design, Zooey Deschanel, or excellent dance routines.
Terraforms - Game Mods at Babycastles →
Hello, Internet!
If you’re in New York, you should come to this show that I’m co-curating with my pal Zach Gage. We’ll be featuring some classic game mods (some of which have been featured on this very blog), as well as newer and never-before seen pieces. It will be exciting. There will be music. There will be videogames. There will be friendship.
The show opens tomorrow...
Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in... →
WatchConductor [WebApp] - New York subway system as a musical instrument.. | CreativeApplications.Net
Alexander Chen’s Conductor recreates the New York subway system as a musical instrument. Learn more.
I was slow to get on the Girls bandwagon.
