MAKING GAME vs MAKING ART

Making a game and making art work is different in some ways but also similar in as well. When making these games they started out with an idea. Art work is made the same way for me. I usually have to think of what I would like to do before taking the steps to get it done. Another thing that is similar is when making art I may have to draw little sketches to see if what I plan to do will work. With the game making I had to draw out a diagram to get an idea of how the game will go before introducing it to my classmates.

There were many differences as well. When making the games i didn't have to worry as much about the aesthetics of it. It could have looked however I wanted it to as long as it was fun and organized. With art we always want to make something that makes people look and hold their attention. Another thing is interaction. When I make art it is not usually something that people can interact with. Unlike the art in the gallery I make art that is less interactive. So when i made this game it was completely interactive. Lastly I felt that one of the other contrasts was the fact that when making the game I had to consider other people. I had to think what people would want to do and enjoy doing. When making art I hardly consider others. I make art that would please me. Of course unless it’s for a class but even then I usually make art that I’m satisfied with and later think if others will like it.

Happening by Allan Kaprow

Name of Artist: Allan Kaprow

Name of Game: Happening

Objective: Take Place anywhere, and are often multi-disciplinary, with a nonlinear narrative and the active participation of the audience. Getting a group of people to simultaneously do the same act.

Rules: Key elements of happenings are planned, but artists sometimes retain room for improvisation.

Players: Unlimited  

Pic My Location

NAME: Pic My Location

OBJECTIVE: To race and find all your teammates by using phone to phone picture messaging.

RULES: Teams will randomly be selected by the GAME LEADER. Each team will select a TEAM LEADER who will start the game off from the HOME base. The remaining players will then be numbered from one to the last player. Each player of the team except the TEAM LEADER will get a picture sent to their phone of where they should go and hide. Players with the same number will get the same picture. The GAME LEADER will give each team time to go off to their location. Then when the game leaders gives the go lead players will text player one of their team who will then send them the picture of their location. The TEAM LEADER will try to figure out where the player is off of the picture they are sent. After finding player one the TEAM LEADER and player one will text player two and wait to receive a picture of player two’s location. Player one and the TEAM LEADER will work together to then find player two. Each player found will then work together to find the remaining players based off of the picture that is sent to them. Once all players are found the entire team must return back to the HOME base where the GAME LEADER is. First team to get back HOME wins the game. 

PLAYERS: 6 or more even players 

Show & Tell

Title: Dreamscape (Double Dream)
Date: Sept 21, 2011
Medium: Video
Dimensions:
TRT: 2:01
Description: This was my first video that I shot and edited. It represented a person having a dream inside of a dream and then finally waking up. The entire video was shot with one camera and acted out by me and a friend.