GameScenes. Art in the Age of Videogames
GameScenes. Art in the Age of Videogames (John & Levi, 2006) is the first volume entirely dedicated to Game Art.
Edited by Matteo Bittanti and Domenico Quaranta, GameScenes. Art in the Age of Videogames provides a detailed overview of the emerging field of Game Art, examining the complex interaction and intersection of art and videogames.
Video and computer game technologies have opened up new possibilities for artistic creation, distribution, and appreciation. In addition to projects that might conventionally be described as Internet Art, Digital Art or New Media Art, there is now a wide spectrum of work by practitioners that crosses the boundaries between various disciplines and practices. The common denominator is that all these practitioners use digital games as their tools or source of inspiration to make art. They are called Game Artists.
GameScenes. Art in the Age of Videogames explores the rapidly expanding world of Game Art in the works of over 30 international artists. Included are several milestones in this field, as well as some lesser known works. In addition to the editors' critical texts, the book contains contributions from a variety of international scholars that illustrate, explain, and contextualize the various artifacts.
Link: Gamescenes, the official website
Link: Johan & Levi's GameScenes
Reviews/Interviews/Extras
Claudia Costa Perdeson, Resource Center For Cyberculture Studies
We Make Money Not Art (in English)
Angela Vettese, Il Sole 24 ore
Marco Belpoliti, La Stampa
Rolling Stone
Videogiochi
GQ
Arte
Digicult
L'Espresso
L'Espresso
Libero
ABC (in Spanish)
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Book info
Title:
GameScenes. Art in the Age of Videogames
Authors:
Matteo Bittanti
Domenico Quaranta
Info text:
series: Arte
publisher: Johan & Levi
year: December 2006
pages: 454 (ill.)
text: Eng/It
price: 32 euro
ISBN:
88-6010-010-0
videoludica. game culture | 