The Endless Forest is playable (on a really nice machine ;)) during the Steve Dietz curated exhibition Edge Conditions. The show runs through November at the San Jose Museum of Art.
Interview in Flanders Image
Interview with Auriea and Michaël in Flanders Image magazine: PDF.
Exhibition: Game/Play, UK
We are presenting a special hour long ABIOGENESIS performance on Thursday July 27th 7.00pm ñ 8.00 pm (UK time, click here for the time in your area) for the exhibition Game/Play presented online, at the HTTP Gallery in London, and Q-Arts in Derby.
more information: http://www.game-play.org.uk
Playful interaction and goal-oriented gaming explored through media arts practice.
The exhibition opens at two different venues, in the UK and then joins, to tour as a single touring show. Game/Play is a networked national touring exhibition in the UK, focusing on the rhetorical constructs game and play.
Game/Play Artists:
Michael Mateas and Andrew Stern, Jetro Lauha, Julian Oliver, Kenta Cho, Mary Flanagan, Low Brow Trash, Paul Granjon, Simon Poulter, Giles Askham, Jakub Dvorsky, Long Journey Home, PRU, Q Club, Furtherfield, Tale of Tales.
Interviewed by Régine for we-make-money-not-art
We were recently interviewed by Regine Debatty of the well known art & technology blog we make money not art. It’s a nice little conversation that gives much insight into our thoughts about games in general and The Endless Forest in particular.
Beauty in the age of digital art
24 May 2006: Michael and Auriea participate in Beauty in the age of digital art panel discussion at Okno Public01, Brussels.
Drama Princess symposium
23 May 2006: Drama Princess symposium.
Presentation during KunstTour
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May, we will give ABIOGENESIS performances that will be projected in the Lumiere cinema in Maastricht at the occasion of the KunstTour. So take your deer to Twin Gods Hill at around 3 PM (GMT+2) for a spectacular little show. Or see it on the big screen if you happen to be in the neighborhood.
The Endless Forest, Version 2.0
We are proud to announce the release of version 2.0 of The Endless Forest today! This is a very exciting release which includes the ability to change the look of the deer avatars using Forest Magic, the first wave of new expressive actions, a lovely forest hang-out in the form of a hollow Old Oak Tree, further development of our ABIOGENESIS system, and more surprises! All this, and of course numerous bug fixes and overall improvements, make this a must have release. We truly look forward to seeing you in The Forest!
Download The Endless Forest 2.0
Phase Two of The Endless Forest
26 Apr 2006: Phase Two of The Endless Forest is released.
New Beta of the Screensaver client
For those of you who have not been daring enough to try the experimentalstreaming beta client (which has been updated almost nightly with new additions) We have compiled an updated beta of the Screensaver version of The Endless Forest.
This new version contains The Pond area and everything you need to witness the ABIOGENESIS performances in their full glory.
So, if you are interested in these new features download version 1.5 beta 12 of The Endless Forest Screensaver.
I am sure we will meet some of you in Leuven. And as usual, see you in The Forest!