Rocket League
When a car throws a hook mid-air, driving becomes flight
Cabbibo’s Moon Ball grafts the Lashing magic from Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight novels onto a Rocket League chassis.
experimental
Playdate
When the crank turns, Ancient Loops collides its cards
Nicolas Tilly's Playdate sound toy drops levels and fail states for resonances, ritual, and a 30-second performance recorder.
corporate culture
What Does Violence Look Like in Pink?
Catmilk has spent four years building Gossamer Matrix, a pink-drenched corporate shooter that deliberately refuses to optimize for fun. I went to find out why.
ecology
The Places We're Losing Are Becoming Jakob Steensen's Worlds
Danish artist Jacob Kudsk Steensen turns volcanic vents, collapsed glaciers, and extinct birdsong into virtual worlds that blur science, grief, and living dream.
grief
Jonathan Coryn's Good Grief
Jonathan Coryn spent six years building a game where you caress grieving figures—and somehow made touch feel like the most radical mechanic in art.
World-Building
Keiken's Morphogenic Angels Imagines Post-Human Bodies 1,000 Years From Now
Keiken—Isabel Ramos, Hana Omori, and Tanya Cruz—merge performance, film, and game design to build optimistic post-human worlds 1,000 years in the future.
physics
Mario von Rickenbach just wants you to play nice with others
Swiss designer Mario von Rickenbach discusses Rakete, his one-day cooperative rocket game, and how architectural thinking shapes his approach to physics.
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.
Virtual Reality
Rachel Rossin: Entropy to Infinity
Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Rossin investigates the tensions between technological infinity and human impermanence through a practice spanning VR, painting, and holography, drawing from her early experiences with programming and underwater exploration.
game design
Mario Mu: Transforming Political Reality into Playable Space
Croatian artist Mario Mu investigates the intersection of gaming, politics, and social dynamics through experimental projects spanning LARP, game development, and participatory art, examining how game mechanics shape contemporary culture.
fashion
Gareth Wrighton: Breaking Fashion's Virtual Reality
Fashion designer Gareth Wrighton bridges digital and physical realms through projects like The Maul - a post-apocalyptic virtual shopping center that challenges traditional retail while exploring the inherent virtuality of fashion itself.
game design
Colombian heritage shapes Leo Castañeda's gaming universes
Artist Leo Castañeda bridges painting and game design in his project "Levels and Bosses," creating innovative gameplay mechanics that challenge colonial structures while drawing from his South American artistic heritage.