2015 UCLA Game Art Festival: hands-on at The Hammer
The Daily Bruin features the UCLA Game Arts Festival at the Hammer Museum
On November 18 the UCLA Game Lab and the Hammer Museum hosted the 2015 UCLA Game Arts Festival. The festival is known for presenting cutting-edge videogames and interactive arts and in its fourth year, more than 50 playable games, tournaments, machinima, and more were on view in the Hammer Museum's courtyard.
Read the full article on the Daily Bruin website."A collaboration between the UCLA Game Lab and the Hammer Museum, the 2015 UCLA Game Art Festival will explore the intersection between art and gaming, said Design | Media Arts associate professor Eddo Stern, the festival’s artistic director.
Stern said the festival aims to explore different approaches to game-making and gaming culture, with works ranging from traditional games to media and performance art.
The works on display for the festival include digital games, cinema and live performances from local UCLA students and alumni and international artists, along with a food games area, the Board Game Lounge and an arcade area. Daily Bruin A&E explores three of the many projects that will be presented at the festival."— Aalhad Patankar, Nov. 18
