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✖ Project
We have developed a method for recontextualizng the moving image. We’re beginning to share our experiments (known as Z-projections or simply Zs) at the ZZZ Browser. In brief, we’re selecting cinema, television, and video games, and visualizing their structure by “slicing” their frames.
This project is still very much in an alpha-beta-gamma mode. However, we are currently producing large comparative studies and will begin to curate the results at the ZZZ Blog later this year with an exhibition to follow.
Here are some examples of ZZZ output—
Projections expose the compositional structure of Stan Vanderbeek's abstract animation classic, "Science Friction"
(View the full set or watch the source)
An averaging and projection emphasize the limited palette and equal-length scenes of Animal Collective's “My Girls”
(View the full set or watch the source)
This projection provides a concise mapping of the level design of an early video game (“Hoi” for Amiga)
✖ Project
Along with our collaborators, we’re starting the LA Game Space, a non-profit lab for game development, research, and culture.
me+Sarah are the creative directors of the Space. We’ll be constructing a massive, immersive arcade for indie games, curating exhibitions of game design, and planning events including micromusic shows and screenings.
In Fall 2009, we collaborated with Attract Mode, Dutycycle, and Giant Robot to organize a West coast micromusic tour called Data Beez. Micromusic (aka “chip music”) is created using game systems and their sound chips.
In addition to creating the tour, me+Sarah performed live visuals along the way. Here is our performance of “Flying” with Minusbaby:
Data Beez: “Flying” by Minusbaby with me+Sarah
Also, there’s a nice-wrap at Gamasutra. We’ll see you at Data Beez 2!
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Through this blog, we’ll share our process, research, experiments, and output. Let’s do this!
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