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EVENT: JONAS BLUME (JULY 4—17 2025, ONLINE)

Rhythm Zero Los Santos digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 112’ , 2019, Germany created by Jonas Blume What happens when an artist surrenders all agency in a game space designed for violence? In Rhythm Zero Los Santos (2019), Jonas Blume stages a durational performance inside Grand Theft Auto Online, transforming the volatile, multiplayer landscape of San Andreas into... Read more →

CALL FOR PAPERS: GAMES MATTERS: INNOVATING GAME STUDIES AND RESEARCH (DEADLINE: JUNE 30 2025)

GAMES MATTERS. Innovating game studies and research SAE Institute – Conservatory of Matera - Polytechnic University of Bari 12 December 2025 | ODE - Bari The rapid evolution of technology has profoundly influenced the way games are designed, experienced, and interpreted. As a medium that blends artistic vision, technological advancement, and cultural narratives, games represent a fertile ground for examining... Read more →

EVENT: OLEKSANDR HOISAN (MAY 23—JUNE 5 2025)

The Analogy of Space digital video, color, sound, 12’, 2022, Ukraine created by Oleksandr Hoisan May 23-June 5 2025 vral.org The Analogy of Space (2022) is a 12-minute machinima made with/in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games, 2004), utilizing the CamHunt plugin to enable articulate, fluid cinematography more reminiscent of steadicam or dolly work than in-game animations. Originating as... Read more →

VIDEO: CONTEMPORARY ROADKILL: ON GRAND THEFT AUTO V MACHINIMA

Everyday Daylight (2021) è una performance live ambientata a Grand Theft Auto V, in cui tre membri del collettivo austriaco in collaborazione con il filmmaker francese Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis trasformano la città virtuale di Los Santos in un museo a cielo aperto. Presentata come una lecture interattiva e performativa, l’opera guida lo spettatore attraverso i luoghi simbolici della videoarte ludica... Read more →

CALL FOR PAPERS: ELECTRIC DREAMS: BETWEEN FICTION AND SOCIETY IV (DEADLINE: JUNE 30 2025)

Electricdreams - Between fiction and society IV VISIONS OF CONTROL: POWER AND TECHNOLOGY IN SPECULATIVE FICTION Call for papers for an international in-person conference on speculative fiction, Organized and hosted by IULM University of Milan (Italy) in collaboration with Complutense University of Madrid and the HISTOPIA research group, taking place from October 15 to 17, 2025. Areas of interest: literature,... Read more →