indigenous design
Playing with Purpose: Elizabeth LaPensée's Cultural Game Design
Elizabeth LaPensée integrates Indigenous knowledge into game design, creating experiences that honor traditional ways of knowing while addressing contemporary issues.
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Virtual Reality
Andrew Thomas Huang: Assembling universes with magic and motion
Andrew Thomas Huang blends CGI, puppetry, and virtual reality to create immersive worlds, from Björk's VR experiences to FKA twigs' music videos.
digital fashion
How Party Chat Turned GTA into a Virtual Fashion Show
Glasgow-based clothing brand Party Chat partners with new media artist Alfatih to transform Grand Theft Auto into a surreal corporate dreamscape for their Work Force collection.
digital art
Keiken: Towards new collective belief through CGI cinema
Art collective Keiken creates speculative futures in Unreal Engine, examining digital identity and climate change through magical realist CGI narratives and virtual performances.
Virtual Reality
Jessica Shamash: Interactive Stories That Remember You Back
Jessica Shamash and Fable Studio blend VR and AI to create Lucy, an emotionally intelligent virtual character who remembers her interactions with viewers.me
creative systems
Kareem Ettouney: Imbuing gameplay with Impressionism
British-Egyptian artist Kareem Ettouney translates fine art sensibilities into interactive systems, transforming Dreams into a canvas where technology meets Mediterranean warmth.
postcolonial
Studio Oleomingus deconstructed colonial histories of India
Studio Oleomingus founder Dhruv Jani discusses how architectural training, postcolonial thought, and Indian political history shape his experimental approach to game design.
interactive sculpture
Neil Mendoza: A life beyond the screen
Neil Mendoza merges physical sculpture with creative coding to craft whimsical robotic installations that transform everyday objects into provocative commentaries on technology.
design history
The Swing and the Super Ball
The legendary design duo Ray and Charles Eames drew inspiration from toys like Super Balls and tops, viewing play as essential to innovation and creative thinking.
interactive art
Fernando Ramallo: On the boundary of sound and interaction
Fernando Ramallo crafts experimental interactive experiences that blur the boundaries between music, visual art, and play, challenging conventional ideas about game design and artistic tools.
Virtual Reality
Vassiliki and Navid Khonsari: Making mediums the message
iNK Stories founders Vassiliki and Navid Khonsari blend documentary storytelling with interactive design to create immersive experiences that illuminate real-world narratives.
interactive narrative
Paula Rogers: Crafting a world of emotional survival
Writer Paula Rogers discusses crafting Neo Cab's emotional survival gameplay, where players navigate a future city as a human rideshare driver in an AI-dominated world.