interactive art
Why Risa Puno's Games Ask You to Be Vulnerable in Public
Artist Risa Puno transforms familiar games into intimate spaces for emotional processing, stripping away fantasy to confront feelings directly.
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artificial intelligence
Sahej Rahal's AI Instruments and Cooperative Creatures
What happens when artificial intelligence becomes a site for reimagining collective consciousness? Sahej Rahal creates speculative creatures and AI simulations that challenge Western notions of individual consciousness while drawing from centuries-old Indian philosophical traditions.
Kevin Peter He's Embodied Game Engine Performance
He is part of a group of filmmakers and artists who are transforming the movement of human bodies into something we can watch and ultimately dance alongside.
kara stone
Everyone Loves the Sunshine
By powering her games with solar energy, Kara Stone isn't just making an environmental statement—she's unlocking new aesthetic possibilities in game design through conscious constraint.
digital art
Shakers, machines, & desert Pigs: Vinny Roca's devotional designs
Vinny Roca transforms everyday objects into digital devotional beings through game engines, exploring the intersection of religious labor, industrial processes, and virtual ritual.
Media Art
Eddo Stern: Experimentation is valuable
Eddo Stern, a pioneering game artist and Founding Director of the UCLA Game Lab, discusses the interplay between art and game design, his ongoing project Vietnam Romance, and the importance of experimentation in his creative practice.
UCLA Game Lab
A peek inside UCLA’s Game Lab
The UCLA Game Lab fosters innovation in game design and interactive art, encouraging students to push boundaries and explore new forms of expression through gaming.
Performance
Natalie Paneng's quirky and cool virtual universe
Johannesburg-based artist Natalie Paneng blends theater, digital art, and performance to create playful virtual worlds that examine online identity and self-presentation.
Dalena Tran
Creating in real-time with Dalena Tran
Dalena Tran, a multidisciplinary artist, explores the intersection of film, interactivity, and digital media, pushing the boundaries of perception and expression through innovative techniques and technologies.
Jakob Kudsk Steensen
Jakob Kudsk Steensen: Dreaming up a digital swamp
Danish-born, New York-based artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen blends gaming technology, environmental research, and immersive art to create Berl-Berl, a massive digital installation at Berlin's Halle am Berghain exploring the city's swampy origins.
Darlene Barahona
Darlene Barahona: Narrative design and the path (not) taken
Drawing from anthropology, screenwriting, and real-world experiences, narrative designer Darlene Barahona crafts interactive worlds that blend cultural understanding with compelling character design.
game design
A.M. Darke: Games interrogate and explore power dynamics
Critical game-maker A.M. Darke examines the intersection of power, race, and interactive media through projects like 'Ye or Nay?' and the Open Source Afro Hair Library, challenging conventional gaming narratives while fostering meaningful dialogue about representation.