CALL FOR GAMES: SHALL MAKE, SHALL BE (DEADLINE: AUGUST 8 2020)

The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University is pleased to announce Shall Make, Shall Be, an exhibition of playable works centered on the individual amendments in the US Bill of Rights.

Ten artists and game makers will receive $5,000 commissions to create playable works addressing an individual amendment. More information, as well as a link to the submission form, is available here.

The deadline is August 8 2020

Shall Make, Shall Be: The Bill of Rights at Play invites artists and independent game makers to propose game-based artworks around the individual Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Drawing on both the legal meaning and the effect of the 10 Amendments on U.S. culture, these artworks are meant to use the mechanism of play to interrogate, critique, inform, and ask questions about our understanding of civil liberties in the 21st Century.

Ten artists will be selected, with each asked to create a playable work exploring one of the Ten Amendments from the Bill of Rights. Artists will be invited to develop their works with the support of the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon. Artists will receive an honorarium and small budget for expenses. Upon completion of the work, artists will be expected to grant Carnegie Mellon a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to present the resulting works in the Shall Make, Shall Be: The Bill of Rights at Play project.

Selected artists will have one year to produce their playable work for inclusion in exhibitions opening Fall 2021, and will receive an artist’s fee of $5,000, plus access to a small supplemental materials budget on a per-project basis. We anticipate artist check-ins with the curatorial team every two months leading up to the first installation of the exhibition.

The ten commissioned works will be included in an exhibition opening Fall 2021 in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University’s Frank-Ratchye STUDIO For Creative Inquiry, timed to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the Bill’s signing. There are plans to travel the show to additional sites throughout 2022. The exhibition will be accompanied by a printed publication including essays from scholars, a catalog raisonné, and artist statements.

Shall Make, Shall Be: The Bill of Rights at Play encourages proposals from artists of underrepresented and marginalized identities and backgrounds including gender, race, culture, sexuality, citizenship status, and abilities.

This project is organized through generous funding and support from the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO For Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University.

Selection Committee

Deborah Archer (NYU Law)
Salome Asega (Ford Foundation)
Shana T Bryant (Game Developer)
R. Luke DuBois (New York University) ex officio chair
Jessica Hammer (Carnegie Mellon University)
Elizabeth Joh (UC Davis Law)
Laine Nooney (New York University)
Paolo Pedercini (Carnegie Mellon University)
John Sharp (The New School)
Astria Suparak (Independent Curator)

Read more at SHALL MAKE, SHALL BE

NEWS: LORENZO REDAELLI'S MILKY WAY PRINCE: THE VAMPIRE STAR AT GAME ON 2019!

Lorenzo Redaelli’s Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star will be featured at Game On! El Arte en Juego, South America’s most important game design and Game Art festival.

Lorenzo developed his game during the 2018-2019 edition of the Master of Arts in Game Design at IULM University and was accepted by Game On! El arte en juego which takes place November 22 -30 2019 at the Cultural San Martin in Buenos Aires, within the framework of the Festival of Digital Culture Electronic November. Game On! is the only exhibition in Argentina addressing the artistic and cultural impact of video games. The exhibition will feature more than 40 national and international works, including machinima, interactive experiences, experimental art and video games, alternative controls and more. As you may recall, Milky Way Prince was also accepted to Game Happens, which takes place in Genoa, Italy, between November 8-10 2019.

Click here to see the game’s page.

Milky Way Prince is a first-person interactive visual novel about an abusive relationship between two individuals, one of whom suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. A love/erotic story, between a guy and a “shooting star” that follows players’ decisions, Milky Way Prince suggests that falling in love with somebody who suffers from BPD is like falling in love with a star. The more intense the move, the more unstable the person. The game’s key themes are idealization, self-annihilation/sacrifice for the beloved, and codependency. Reaching the Milky Way by helping the Prince seems to be the main goal of the game. But what is the price one has to pay? The character you interact with morphs his behavior/reactions onto the player’s “strategy”. This could lead to rage tests, love bombing sessions or ways to move compassion and to make the player feel guilty. The main narrative elements are based on variables such as the player’s submission or interest in the partner. Sex is both a narrative artifice and a way to investigate the other person’s body and psyche. The player can use three of his five senses during an erotic interlude. Dialogue slowly disappears and sex becomes the only way to have a “conversation” with the beloved. 

Lorenzo received a B.A. in Communication, Media, and Advertising in 2017 from IULM University with a Thesis titled “Gojira vs. Godzilla; How Hollywood reinvented Japanese Kaiju movies.” Among his passions are Japanese culture, art, and interactive storytelling. He directed several animated shorts, shot an independent film, and produced two albums. Lorenzo lives and works in Milan.

LINK: Game On! El arte en juego

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Il videogioco di Lorenzo Redaelli, Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star, sarà presentato all’edizione 2019 di Game On! El arte en juego, il più importante festival di arte videoludica del Sud America.

Lorenzo ha sviluppato il suo gioco durante l'edizione 2018-2019 del Master of Arts in Game Design presso l'Università IULM ed è stato accettato da Game On! El arte en juego che si svolgerà dal 22 al 30 novembre 2019 al Cultural San Martin di Buenos Aires, nell'ambito del Festival della Cultura Digitale Noviembre Electronica. Game On! è la più importante manifestazione in Argentina dedicata all'impatto artistico e culturale dei videogiochi. Saranno proposte oltre 40 opere nazionali e internazionali, tra cui machinima, esperienze interattive, arte sperimentale e videogiochi, controlli alternativi e altro ancora. Milky Way Prince è stato inoltre accettato da Game Happens, che si svolge a Genova, Italia, tra l'8-10 novembre 2019.

Milky Way Prince è una visual novel in prima persona che mette in scena una relazione psicologicamente abusiva con una persona che soffre di disturbo Borderline della personalità. Storia d’amore/erotica tra un ragazzo e una stella cadente, Milky Way Prince si sviluppa in base alle decisioni del giocatore. Innamorarsi di una persona che soffre di BPD è come innamorarsi di una stella: più l’amore cresce e più questa diventa instabile. I temi principali sono l’idealizzazione, il sacrificio per la persona amata e la codipendenza. Il giocatore è convinto che l’obiettivo consista nel raggiungere la Via Lattea aiutando il Principe. Ma qual è il prezzo da pagare? Il personaggio con cui interagiamo adatta il proprio comportamento manipolatorio e le sue reazioni alla strategia del giocatore. Può metterlo alla prova attraverso dei temper tantrum, bombardamenti affettivi e atteggiamenti passivo-aggressivo. Le possibili narrazioni dipendono da variabili globali come la sottomissione o l’interesse per il principe. Qui il sesso è sia un espediente narrativo che un modo per investigare il corpo e la psicologia dell’altro. Il giocatore ha a disposizione tre sensi su cinque durante il rapporto. Nella relazione il dialogo progressivamente svanisce e il sesso è l’unico modo per comunicare.

Lorenzo Redaelli ha conseguito una Laurea in Comunicazione, Media e Pubblicità nel 2017 presso l’Università IULM con una tesi intitolata “Gojira vs. Godzilla; come Hollywood ha reinterpretato i film Kaiju giapponesi”. Appassionato di cultura nipponica, arte e storytelling multimediale, Lorenzo ha girato numerosi corti animati, un film indipendente e ha prodotto due

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Il festival: Game On! El arte en juego

NEWS: LORENZO REDAELLI'S MILKY WAY PRINCE: THE VAMPIRE STAR AT GAME HAPPENS 2019

Lorenzo Redaelli’s Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star will be featured at the upcoming edition of Game Happens, Italy’s most exciting indie game festival.

Lorenzo developed his game during the 2018-2019 edition of the Master of Arts in Game Design at IULM University. Milky Way Prince was accepted by Game Happens, the international festival dedicated to the cultural, political and social impact of video games. Now in its fifth edition, Game Happens takes place in Genoa from November 8-10 2019. The festival examines the most innovative aspects of the European independent video game scene, connecting this lively field with other creative, cultural, and technological industries. The theme of the 2019 edition is Elements of Change. It features two main events: a conference, in English, aimed at industry professionals, but also at aspiring game designers, and an exhibition open to the general public, where people can experience some of the most innovative and exciting independent games. Click here to see the complete list of games on display.

Milky Way Prince is a first-person interactive visual novel about an abusive relationship between two individuals, one of whom suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. A love/erotic story, between a guy and a “shooting star” that follows players’ decisions, Milky Way Prince suggests that falling in love with somebody who suffers from BPD is like falling in love with a star. The more intense the move, the more unstable the person. The game’s key themes are idealization, self-annihilation/sacrifice for the beloved, and codependency. Reaching the Milky Way by helping the Prince seems to be the main goal of the game. But what is the price one has to pay? The character you interact with morphs his behavior/reactions onto the player’s “strategy”. This could lead to rage tests, love bombing sessions or ways to move compassion and to make the player feel guilty. The main narrative elements are based on variables such as the player’s submission or interest in the partner. Sex is both a narrative artifice and a way to investigate the other person’s body and psyche. The player can use three of his five senses during an erotic interlude. Dialogue slowly disappears and sex becomes the only way to have a “conversation” with the beloved. 

Lorenzo received a B.A. in Communication, Media, and Advertising in 2017 from IULM University with a Thesis titled “Gojira vs. Godzilla; How Hollywood reinvented Japanese Kaiju movies.” Among his passions are Japanese culture, art, and interactive storytelling. He directed several animated shorts, shot an independent film, and produced two albums. Lorenzo lives and works in Milan.

Game Happens 2019 is an event organised by Regione Liguria, through its in house company Liguria International, with the support of the Cultural Association Game Happens, and financed by the POR FESR Liguria 2014-2020. In collaboration with Società per Cornigliano. Game Happens began in 2014 as an international festival in Italy – part conference and part exhibition – dedicated to both indie game developers and students, without forgetting the diversity and variety of involved ideas and points of view. Game Happens brought to Genova amazing and inspiring designers and artists such as Rhianna Pratchett, Paolo Pedercini, Eric Zimmerman, Tale of Tales, Rami Ismail, Adrian Hon, and Chipzel, among others.

LINK: Game Happens 2019

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Il videogioco di Lorenzo Redaelli, Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star, sarà presente all’edizione 2019 di Game Happens, il più emozionante festival italiano dedicato alla cultura dei videogiochi.

Lorenzo ha sviluppato il suo gioco durante l'edizione 2018-2019 del Master of Arts in Game Design presso l'Università IULM e lo ha proposto a diversi festival, tra cui Game Happens, il festival internazionale dedicato all'impatto culturale, politico e sociale dei videogiochi, che dall'8-10 novembre 2019 torna a Genova per mostrare gli elementi più innovativi del videogioco indipendente europeo e per mettere in relazione questo dinamico settore con le altre industrie creative, culturali e tecnologiche. Il tema del 2019 è Elementi di cambiamento. Il Festival è suddiviso in due parti: una conferenza, in inglese, rivolta a chi lavora nell’industria dei videogiochi, ma anche a studenti e studentesse che vogliono entrare a far parte del settore, e una mostra aperta alla città in cui tutte le persone sono invitate a provare i titoli indipendenti selezionati che meglio rappresentano gli elementi del cambiamento dell’industria creativa. Clicca qui per vedere l'elenco completo dei giochi in mostra.

Game Happens 2019 è un evento organizzato da Regione Liguria, attraverso la sua società in house Liguria International, con il supporto dell’Associazione culturale Game Happens, e finanziato dal POR FESR Liguria 2014-2020. Con la collaborazione di Società per Cornigliano. Dal 2014, Game Happens è il festival internazionale in Italia – parte conferenza e parte mostra interattiva – dedicata a chi sviluppa videogiochi indipendenti e a studenti e studentesse che vogliono entrare a far parte dell’industria, senza dimenticare la diversità e la varietà di idee e punti di vista coinvolti. Game Happens ha portato a Genova figure leggendarie del game design come Rhianna Pratchett, Paolo Pedercini, Eric Zimmerman, Tale of Tales, Rami Ismail, Adrian Hon, e Chipzel.

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Milky Way Prince è una visual novel in prima persona che mette in scena una relazione psicologicamente abusiva con una persona che soffre di disturbo Borderline della personalità. Storia d’amore/erotica tra un ragazzo e una stella cadente, Milky Way Prince si sviluppa in base alle decisioni del giocatore. Innamorarsi di una persona che soffre di BPD è come innamorarsi di una stella: più l’amore cresce e più questa diventa instabile. I temi principali sono l’idealizzazione, il sacrificio per la persona amata e la codipendenza. Il giocatore è convinto che l’obiettivo consista nel raggiungere la Via Lattea aiutando il Principe. Ma qual è il prezzo da pagare? Il personaggio con cui interagiamo adatta il proprio comportamento manipolatorio e le sue reazioni alla strategia del giocatore. Può metterlo alla prova attraverso dei temper tantrum, bombardamenti affettivi e atteggiamenti passivo-aggressivo. Le possibili narrazioni dipendono da variabili globali come la sottomissione o l’interesse per il principe. Qui il sesso è sia un espediente narrativo che un modo per investigare il corpo e la psicologia dell’altro. Il giocatore ha a disposizione tre sensi su cinque durante il rapporto. Nella relazione il dialogo progressivamente svanisce e il sesso è l’unico modo per comunicare.

Lorenzo Redaelli ha conseguito una Laurea in Comunicazione, Media e Pubblicità nel 2017 presso l’Università IULM con una tesi intitolata “Gojira vs. Godzilla; come Hollywood ha reinterpretato i film Kaiju giapponesi”. Appassionato di cultura nipponica, arte e storytelling multimediale, Lorenzo ha girato numerosi corti animati, un film indipendente e ha prodotto due

LINK: Game Happens 2019

NEWS: CARDBOARD COMPUTER AND TALE OF TALES CONQUER LONDON

Cardboard Computer and Tale of Tales’s artworks are currently on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Kentucky Route Zero and The Graveyard took center stage at one of the most remarkable exhibitions about video games ever staged. Curated by Marie Foulston, Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt celebrates the art, culture, and aesthetics of video games. Professors Jake Elliott (GAME WRITING), Tamas Kemenczy (GAME ART), and Ben Babbitt’s (GAME SOUND) Kentucky Route Zero occupies the second room, DESIGN, next to Auriea Harvey (GAME LAB) and Michael Samyn’s (GAME CRITIQUE) The Graveyard, alongside their REALTIME ART MANIFESTO.

This section showcases rarely seen design materials from the desks and hard drives of leading designers sit alongside specially commissioned multimedia installations that provide new perspectives and insights into the craftsmanship and inspiration behind a selection of groundbreaking contemporary videogames.

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt will remain open until February 24 2019.

Cardboard Computer at Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, 2019.

Tale of Tales at Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, 2019.

Below are additional installation shots from the show, courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London:

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Read more about Videogames. Design/Play/Disrupt.

EVENT: PROFESSOR AURIEA HARVEY INTERVIEWED BY NYU GAME CENTER

Two faculty members, Auriea Harvey and Pietro Righi Riva, will soon fly to New York to showcase their latest game in the prestigious No Quarter exhibition curated by Robert Yang and hosted by the NYU Game Center. This week, Yang chatted with Harvey about game design, innovation, and art. You can read the interview by clicking the image below. 

EVENT: TRAVELOGUE (SEPT 7 - 11 2016, MANTUA, ITALY)

We are delighted to announce an upcoming art exhibition in Mantua, Italy curated by the Director of GAME/PLAY, Matteo Bittanti:

TRAVELOGUE

Curated by Matteo Bittanti

September 7- 11 2016

Cantine di Vincenzo I Gonzaga

Piazzetta Santa Barbara, 46100 Mantua MN

Open every day from 8.15  AM until 19.15 p.m.

Admission: 3 euros

An official event of Festivaletteratura 2016

Official website: travelogue.space

Trailer

Mantua, August 14 2016 - TRAVELOGUE is a survey of audiovisual artworks made with or inspired by video games. Using machinima and interactive installations, fifteen artists examine the virtual automobile as medium, message, technological commodity, status symbol, interface, and prosthetics. Created through a process of appropriation and remix, these works lie at the intersection of fiction and documentation, performance and simulation, video art and experimental cinema.

TRAVELOGUE takes the viewer for a ride through landscapes that are simultaneously familiar and uncanny, featuring dematerialized vehicles in autopilot mode; glitches, ghosts and algorithms; weapons of mass distraction and feedback loops; sudden acceleration, absolute speed, and endless stasis. Until the inevitable crash.

The exhibition is staged in the Cellars of Vincenzo I Gonzaga, a part of the Gonzaga Palace. Featuring an impressive structure with exposed brick walls and beamed vaulted and barrel ceilings, the space features several rooms covering an area of about eight hundred square meters located in a XV Century building.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Max Almy & Teri Yarbrow

Dave Ball

Bob Bicknell-Knight

Clint Enns

COLL.EO

Matthew Hillock

Kristin Lucas

Victor Morales

Leonardo Sang

Palle Torsson

Jean-Baptiste Wejman

+ Surprise artist

COLLATERAL EVENTS

CRASH: GAME AESTHETICS AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Isabelle Arvers e Valentina Tanni in conversation. + SURPRISE SCREENING

Sunday September 11 at 11:30 AM

Cantine di Vincenzo, Piazza Santa Barbara, 46100, Mantua Italy

Admission: 6 euros

What is the difference between video games and game videos? What are the affinities and divergences between video games and video art? What role do electronic simulations play within the current visualscape? Isabelle Arvers and Valentina Tanni discuss the influence of game aesthetics on contemporary art. The conversation is moderated by Matteo Bittanti.