WELCOME TO MY DESERT NEXUS (DEEP INSIDE MY DESERT HEART) Digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 44’ 50”, 2021 (United States) screen recording of a live/virtual performance at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, New York on June 13 2021 Created by Kara Güt Welcome to My Desert Nexus is a three-act... Read more →
09/16/2021
09/02/2021
EVENT: THE COOL COUPLE (SEPTEMBER 3-16 2021, ONLINE)
FLYIN' HIGH digital video (3840 × 2160), color, sound, 59’ 21”, 2021 (Italy) Created by The Cool Couple September 3 - 16 2021 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org What is the relationship between aviation and computation, technology and the environment? Experience the inner contradictions of the modern age – in... Read more →
06/24/2021
EVENT: UBERMORGEN (JUNE 25 - JULY 8 2021, ONLINE)
UBERMORGEN Chinese Gold (Boom) June 25 - July 8 2021 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Approximately fifteen years ago, UBERMONGEN introduced Chinese Gold, a sui generis investigation of the gold farming phenomenon, that is, the practice of playing a massively multiplayer online game with the specific aim of acquiring in-game... Read more →
06/11/2021
EVENT: LI ZHU (JUNE 11 - JUNE 24 2021, ONLINE)
Li Zhu All Beings Are Suffering June 11 - June 24 2021 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org All Beings Are Suffering is part of Human Dust, an ongoing project that comprises self-generating scenes of human-like intelligence created by Li Zhu with Unity 3D. These simulated creatures reproduce themselves endlessly, floating... Read more →
06/02/2021
BOOK: VRAL SEASON ONE (COMING SOON)
I'm happy to announce that Concrete Press will soon release a new book in the ongoing series GAME VIDEO/ART STUDIES: VRAL SEASON ONE, a comprehensive look at the state of machinima today. Introduced in April 2020 amidst a global pandemic, VRAL is a uniquely curated game video experience, offering screenings... Read more →