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May ‘09 Blogs of the Round Table Updated 5-31
By Corvus | May 31, 2009
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to last month’s BoRT. It was a difficult topic and I appreciate everyone who rose to the challenge and contributed. I also appreciate those who were unable to contribute, for one reason or another, letting me know that the topic stuck with them and got them thinking. The BoRT is all about getting people thinking, whether they record and submit their thoughts or not, so please consider yourselves a significant part of last month’s topic.
The structure of this month’s topic ought to look very familiar to those of you who read and January entries:
May ‘09
A Game Is Worth a Thousand Words: What would one of your favorite pieces of non-interactive art look like if it had been created as a game first? May’s topic challenges you to imagine that the artist had been a game designer and supersede the source artwork–whether it be a painting, a sculpture, an installation, or any other piece that can be appreciated in a primarily visual way–to imagine a game that might have tried to communicate the same themes, the same message, to its audience.Notice that the topic doesn’t specify video game. Feel free to imagine a board game, card game, RPG, or sport. Be as vague, or as detailed, about the design particulars as you like. It would probably make sense to include an image of the art piece you use as inspiration and link to a large resolution version of it if possible.
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Contributors:
- May 18. – Experience Points: Videogame Memorials. Jorge launches this month’s challenging topic with a look at memorials.
- May 27. – GBGame’s Blog: If Art Was a Game. Gianfranco get’s a little judgmental and singles out a figure painted by Michaelangelo.
- May 28. – International Hobo: Can There Be An Impressionist Game? Chris explores the titular question and shares the thought process that almost led him away from sharing a post this month.
- May 31. – Vorpal Bunny Ranch: Love Life. Denis designs a board game based on Félix González-Torres’s Untitled (Perfect Lovers).
- May 31. – Big Apple, 3AM: What if Banksy used games as his artistic medium?. Michel imagines a world where renowned graffiti artist Bansky had a slightly different method of expression.
- May 31. – Worldmaker: The Self-Portrait of an Errant Nighthawk. Max takes on Gianfranco’s challenge to dicsuss Hopper’s Nighthawks.
- May 31. – The Game Critique: The Great Wave of Kanagawa. Eric has us experience an artist’s impression of a force of nature.
Tagged:Blogs of the Round Table. | 3 Comments »
May 7th, 2009 at 1:36 am
Wow, this is a challenge for me as I have never identified an artwork as a favourite. Where do I even begin to work on such a goal!
The joy of art for me has been avoiding that part of my mind which rates and ranks… 
May 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am
I can see that this topic has totally fried the other contributors too!
I have spent a tremendous amount of time thinking about this, and have eventually decided that I will never be able to pick a favourite artwork. I am now thinking in terms of my favourite art *movement* instead, but don’t have a game idea yet….
Continuing to ponder. If I get something coherent, you’ll get a post.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am
w00t! Some last minute posts!