What a time to be alive—especially if you play video games. The interactive entertainment medium has never been more exciting, and from blockbuster narrative masterpieces to low-budget experimental gems, the limits of technology and creativity are constantly being pushed. And whether their purpose is to bring about pure fun for hours, or bring us to our knees and have us question whether choice has any …
Argentine game designer Fernando Ramallo and composer David Kanaga have teamed up to create Panoramical: an immersive videogame-like experience for Mac or PC where there are no rules. You’re manipulating “abstract musical landscapes” via mouse, keyboard, even game or MIDI controller. Sculpt sound and space within 15 unique worlds through this trippy audio-visualizer to find a meditative escape or trigger a technicolor dance party—it’s already …
Interactive art installations can be real crowd-pleasers. Playing an active part in an artist’s vision is an interesting experience—and when it’s good, it makes participants feel that they themselves are bringing something unique to the work. At this year’s edition of Art Basel in the Swiss city, a number of artists showed works that demanded interaction. Most of them were centered around food and drink—one …
