Two saturdays ago, NYC Resistor presented Art of the Game, an art show / party showcasing over a dozen works of game-inspired art. Though I’m a bit biased, being one of the featured artists, I have to say the event was a huge success. Every piece on display was personally very inspiring. Here are two flickr photo sets from the event:

Art of the Game Party at NYCResistor by bre pettis
Art of the Game @ NYCR by thumbuki

Here is a list of all the artists and pieces shown at Art of the Game:

Mortal Kombat Dizzy Dance Party
Aaron Meyers

SL:PONG
William Ward and Andy Fundinger
Second Life and Arduino

>frotzophone
Adam Parrish
Processing and hacked Frotz

Cobosoda Arcade
Justin Day and Jacob Joaquin
Java, Processing, Slipmat, and Csound

Game, Game, Game and Again Game
Jason Nelson
Online Game

Alarmingly These are Not Lovesick Zombies
Jason Nelson
Online Game

Game Over
Zach Vitale
C-print

Yolks on You
Zach Vitale
C-print

Mano a Mano
Andrew Y. Ames
Speaker boxes, walnut, steel, leather and custom electronics

MarioMarioMarioMarioMarioMario
Justin Day
C and hacked Gameboy

8-bit Music
Eric Skiff
Nanoloop and vintage Gameboy

This Game is Too Complicated for You to Play
Dave Clausen
RGB LEDs, Atmega 168 and Toner Transfer DIY circuit board

Nihilist Foosball
Adam Mayer

Conway’s Game of Life
Jared Klett
Java

Attention Hog
Chris Basmajian
Flash Action Script

If you were an artist at this show and noticed that I missed something import, email me at jacobjoaquin [AT] gmail.com and I’ll make the change.

I’ve recently collaborated with Justin Day on a project called “Cobosoda Arcade”, a physics simulation video game in which players design, race and evolve 2-D stick-figure robot automatons. And we are presenting the piece this saturday night at the Art of the Game show / party at NYCResistor.

When: July 26th 2008. 9PM
Where: NYCResistor (397 Bridge Street, 5th floor)
What: Party and Art Show!
How Much: $20 cover. (open bar)
Why: Fundraiser to keep us going!

Visit nycresistor.com for details. Hope to see you there!

flickr shot of me by me

Made it down to the Los Angeles area this weekend, where I attended this years CalArts Halloween Bash. Despite the party being a bit on the lame side, I did have a great time. Probably because I ran into an old friend, Johnny Chang, whom I hadn’t seen since graduating in 2002. We did a lot of catching up, and we’re already talking about collaborating on a new project.

I also got a chance to talk with CalArts Bob about the heightened state of security this year. Guards everywhere. Seems like the traditional loose nature of CalArts culture might finally be tightening up after all these years. These events used to be infamous for their outgoing hedonistic tone. So much so, that one year way back in the past, the town successfully stopped the Halloween party from happening. Well, a lot of good that did them. That spring, CalArts threw a new type of party, the Erotic Ball. CalArts now throws two parties a year.