Strange Imaginary Games
RND/ To consider scenes from Dead Object World (via Nohra’s Containment mod for Half life): Pseudo Liminal Kenopsia In Videogame Spaces: PC Screenshot Photography Nonplaces: Half Life Maps Noclip Virtual Photography Screenshot Art The Existential Airlessness Of Old Half Life Mods “This Mod Is Dead” Conceptual Paintings The Future: A Dead Cyberpunk MMO Server The … Read more
RND/ To consider recent virtual photography screenshot art – via Steam: First off, here’s Fight Crab by Calappa Games (1920 x 1080) Next is the mighty Ace Of Seafood by the same developer, in 4K: Finally today we have the truly janky looking efootball by the truly awful Konami (in 1920 x 1080), whose players … Read more
RND/ To consider beautiful, dark and strange King Of The Hill Map “Minima” by Bengal: 3440 x 1440 .jpg (low-res; higher resolution files available – zipped) To note how this dark rusty-red chocolate and grey vibe, when combined with the ‘horizontal data archive-slice’ detailing combine to create a unique section of virtual spacetime. Why the … Read more
RND/ To consider various odd in-game scenes of virtual urban tension in Sub Rosa (PC): 1920 x 1080 .jpg – edited images via Steam Community Example Reference Links Bullet-Time in Simulation City: Revisiting Baudrillard and The Matrix (PDF) Designing Buildings Wiki – Living in the hyperreal post-modern city Eric Randall Morris – Hyperreality : On … Read more
RND/ to consider a ‘cosmic’ audio remix of the end boss fight in classic rhythm violence game Thumper, using incredible track Legend from 1996 album Fly, Fly My Sadness (Bulgarian Voices Angelite feat. Huun Huur Tu.) Format: MPEG-4 File Size: 401 MB Duration: 7 min 44 s Frame Rate: 60 FPS Dimensions: 1920 x 1080 … Read more