With two young children I have little time to play video games anymore, and this has definitely heightened my demand for quality over quantity in terms of gameplaying. Therefore in my list for Most innovative in video gaming 2005, I was definitely fixating on more evocative, and aesthetically pleasurable experiences, than the flow games I spent endless amounts of time on in the past.
In terms of execution and the creation of captivating cinematic worlds I'm instinctively drawn to the works of Fumito Ueda, Keita Takahashi, and Hideo Kojima (not listed).
Archive for February, 2006
Most innovative video game winner 2005
Colder and UVA dance To The Music
Colder's To The Music video by UVA is a striking promo treatment where sound and image are totally in keeping with each other. I've worked with and commissioned pieces from Colder's Marc Nguyen Tan previously (he has a background as an art director, creating impressive graphic and motion pieces as Dotmov and le cabinet), so it is intriguing to see how United Visual Artists interpret the singer and his work after Marc has previously been so in control of his visual look.
The generative process and custom software UVA use to create the video frames elicits a fragile, flickery, and lo-tech electronic image of the singer and a female dancer.
Tied up at the Office
I knew subscribing to the Agent Provocateur mailing list would come in useful after getting those Valentine presents from last year! Latest list has news of Mike Figgis teaming up with AP to create a steamy digital short in blue-hued nightvision. Tied up at the Office trailer is currently available for download, with the full short available imminently.
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Best digital film 2005 Winner
My winner for Best digital film of 2005 was a close call between Immortel and Sin City.
I love the mix of virtual actors (vactors!) using machinima-like animation with photoreal settings in Immortel, and the awesome art direction and take on an alternate Manhattan. But in the end the stylistic impact of Sin City wins through.
