8 Bit - Documentary
8 BIT is a hybrid documentary examining the influence of video games on contemporary culture.A mélange of a rocumentary, art expose and a culture-critical investigation, 8 BIT ties together seemingly disconnected phenomena like the 80’s demo scene, chiptune music and contemporary artists using machinima and modified games.
There was a screening earlier this month at MoMA. Eddo Stern I guess is in it. Looks pretty cool.
11:13 PM October 27, 2006 Comments 2
aaron
i stumbled upon an interesting thread on Rhizome the other day discussing the trend of 8-bit aesthetics in contemporary art. worth a read if you are interested in this sort of thing: http://rhizome.org/thread.rhiz?thread=23470
the movie looks cool. judging by the cast, they definitely lined up all the main players. hopefully we'll get an LA screening soon.
Noah Keating
I wrote a paper two years ago on the 8-Bit aesthetic as it relates to popular music.
It's got some good links for those interested in the topic. Check it out.
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