Zero Gamer looks at games played, unplayed and unplayable, the spectator
and the spectacle.At the London Games Festival Fringe 2007, HTTP Gallery presents the Zero Gamer exhibition in the festival lounge at 01zero-one before its presentation at HTTP Gallery. It includes works by Axel Stockburger, TheGhost, Corrado Morgana, Ljudmila, Progress Quest and JODI.
For texts and exibition details, check out the Zero Gamer website:
http://www.http.uk.net/zerogamer/
nope, we’re not in this one… just passing the word along about what sounds like another thought provoking show by Furtherfield and the House of Technology Termed Praxis. They organized the Game/Play exhibition (which we were a part of) too.
so, as they say:
Save …
Relax …
Take a deep breath …
Now put the controller down and examine your taped up, blistered fingers while you listen to the cutscene…
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It is all too easy to overlook the fact that pauses, breaks and interruptions are such an integral element of digital games that they could be regarded as the backbone of the gameplay experience.