Video game art

Not to be confused with video game art design, art game, or video games as an art form.
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Video game art is a form of computer art employing video games as the artistic medium. Video game art often involves the use of patched or modified video games or the repurposing of existing games or game structures, however it relies on a broader range of artistic techniques and outcomes than artistic modification and it may also include painting, sculpture, appropriation, in-game intervention and performance, sampling, etc.[1][2] It may also include the creation of art games either from scratch or by modifying existing games.

Notable examples of video game art include Cory Arcangel's Super Mario Clouds and I Shot Andy Warhol,[3] Joseph Delappe's projects including "Dead in Iraq" and the "Salt Satyagraha Online: Gandhi's March to Dandi in Second Life,"[4][5] the 2004-2005 Rhizome Commissions "relating to the theme of games,"[6] Paolo Pedercini's Molleindustria games such as "Unmanned" and "Every Day the Same Dream", and Ian Bogost's "Cowclicker."

Artistic modifications are frequently made possible through the use of level editors, though other techniques exist. Some artists make use of machinima applications to produce non-interactive animated artworks, however artistic modification is not synonymous with machinima as these form only a small proportion of artistic modifications.[citation needed] Machinima is distinct from art mods as it relies on different tools, though there are many similarities with some art mods.[citation needed]

Like video games, artistic game modifications are often interactive and may allow for single-player or multiplayer experience. Multiplayer works make use of networked environments to develop new kinds of interaction and collaborative art production.

  1. ^ John., Sharp (2016-01-01). Works of Game. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262029070. OCLC 936302522.
  2. ^ Andy, Clarke; Grethe, Mitchell (2013-01-01). Videogames and Art. Intellect. ISBN 9781841504193. OCLC 876434897.
  3. ^ Andy Clarke and Grethe Mitchell (eds.),Videogames and Art (Intellect Books, 2006).
  4. ^ Mail Away: War Correspondence at Home and Away, by Lindsay Kelley, in the Media-N Journal of the New Media Caucus "Media N Online Journal". Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Salt Satyahgraha by Joseph Delappe - review by Natasha Chuk, in Furtherfield". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  6. ^ "Rhizome Commissions".