MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: 2GIRLS1COMP (JULY 5 - 18 2024, ONLINE)

Dancing Plague digital video (1920 x 800), color, sound, 6’ 29”, 2024, Switzerland/Italy created by 2girls1comp In Dancing Plague, a mod for Grand Theft Auto V, the game’s traditionally gendered choreography is subverted, forcing every male NPC to dance feverishly whenever the player holds the H key. This intervention spotlights the inherent gender biases within the game’s animation system, where... Read more →

UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (MAY-JUNE 2024: STEFFEN KÖHN, ELIZABETH DESINTAPUTRI, JORDY VEENSTRA)

Our Patreon for VRAL is a space specifically designed for enthusiasts and scholars interested in avant-garde machinima, offering more than 300 hundred curated posts that dive deep into this art form. For a modest monthly contribution starting at just $3.5, patrons unlock access to a rich repository of exclusive content that spans insightful articles, thought-provoking essays, and videos. This subscription... Read more →

EVENT: VRAL #89: EKIEM BARBIER, GUILHEM CAUSSE, QUENTIN L’HELGOUALC’H (JUNE 21 - JULY 4 2024)

Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L’helgoualc’h Marlowe Drive digital video, sound, color, 34’, 2017, France vral.org In Marlowe Drive, an avatar named Adam Kesher embarks on an unconventional journey through Los Santos, a meticulously rendered virtual replica of Los Angeles in Grand Theft Auto V. Adam is crafting a pioneering game video essay, not merely documenting the game and its... Read more →

EVENT: IT'S NOT A GAME OVER, IT'S A FINISSAGE (JUNE 22 2024, LENZBURG, SWITZERLAND)

It's not a game over, it's a finissage Saturday June 22 at 11.00 AM Dammweg 19 4 & 5 Etage 5600 Lenzburg Switzerland Join Marco De Mutiis and Matteo Bittanti on Saturday, June 22 at 11 AM to celebrate the conclusion of The Photographer's Guide to Los Santos exhibition at Photofestival Lenzburg. But don't mistake this for another run-of-the-mill, self-congratulatory... Read more →

EVENT: ELIZABETH DESINTAPUTRI (MAY 24 - JUNE 6 2024, ONLINE)

Elizabeth Desintaputri Ascending Men digital video, color, sound, 1’ 44”, 2024, Indonesia May 24 - June 6 2024 introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org In Ascending Men, Elizabeth Desintaputri exploits the virtual topography of Grand Theft Auto V as a canvas for digital experimentation, interweaving modding techniques with the capabilities of Rockstar Editor. This approach not only challenges the boundaries of... Read more →