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Skawennati: Nurturing Indigenous imagination in virtual worlds

11 Mar 2021 10 min read indigenous history

Mohawk artist Skawennati pioneers Indigenous presence in virtual spaces through groundbreaking projects like TimeTraveller™ and CyberPowWow, while leading initiatives to empower Indigenous youth in digital storytelling

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley creates game worlds from excessive and autonomous archives

04 Mar 2021 10 min read performance

Artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley creates multilayered game experiences that adapt based on player identity, building autonomous digital archives that center and protect Black trans narratives.

Making Magic: The Malaysian Artists Decolonizing Fantasy Gaming

25 Feb 2021 11 min read tabletop games

Malaysian creative duo Mun Kao and Zedeck Siew blend Southeast Asian folklore with tabletop gaming through their illustrated zine series A Thousand Thousand Islands, reimagining fantasy beyond Anglo-European traditions.

Rachel Rossin: Entropy to Infinity

18 Feb 2021 9 min read virtual reality

Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Rossin investigates the tensions between technological infinity and human impermanence through a practice spanning VR, painting, and holography, drawing from her early experiences with programming and underwater exploration.

Mario Mu: Transforming Political Reality into Playable Space

11 Feb 2021 10 min read game design

Croatian artist Mario Mu investigates the intersection of gaming, politics, and social dynamics through experimental projects spanning LARP, game development, and participatory art, examining how game mechanics shape contemporary culture.