MATTEO BITTANTI

UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (GINA HARA)

I have recently published new contributions on Patreon related to our machinima curated program, VRAL. Here are some Patreon-exclusive articles related to Gina Hara' recent exhibition, Valley. On Gina Hara's documentary series Your Place or Minecraft? (2016) Gina Hara in conversation with Marie Leblanc Flanagan (2021) Gina Hara introduces AI... Read more →

EVENT: BABAK AHTESHAMIPOUR (SEPTEMBER 16 - SEPTEMBER 29 2022, ONLINE)

POST-CODED THOUGHTS ON THE NEVER-UPCOMING FORESHADOWED LI(F)E digital video/machinima (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 8’ 54”, 2021, Iran/Greece Created by Babak Ahteshamipour Post-coded Thoughts on the Never-upcoming Foreshadowed Li(f)e is a machinima created with The Sims. In this post-apocalyptic narrative, human beings suddenly vanish, leaving behind all their digital spawns:... Read more →

UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (ZUZA BANASIŃKA)

I have recently published new contributions on Patreon related to our machinima curated program, VRAL. Here are some Patreon-exclusive articles related to Zuza Banasińka's recent exhibition: Road of Feelings alternative ending Dancing in Crimea Thrilling! Last but not least, the Milan Machinima Festival is currently accepting submissions for the MMXXIII... Read more →

EVENT: GINA HARA (SEPTEMBER 2 - 15 2022, ONLINE)

VALLEY digital video/machinima (1280 x 720), color, sound, 7’ 06”, Hungary/Canada Created by Gina Hara vral.org Inspired by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) software in mental health contexts, Gina Hara uses the world of Minecraft as a backdrop for a series of exchanges with an AI-powered chatbot, called Robin,... Read more →

EVENT: ZUZA BANASIŃSKA (AUGUST 19 - SEPTEMBER 1 2022, ONLINE)

ROAD OF FEELINGS digital video (1920x1080), color, sound, 8’18”, 2022, Poland Created by Zuza Banasińska August 19 - September 1 2022 Introduced by Gemma Fantacci vral.org A teenage girl’s room. When she ingests a handful of pills, it start to grow. Normally, as she works out, 1,2,3... 1,2,3... 1,2,3... her... Read more →