Games and art have intersected at least since the early twentieth century; as can be seen in the Surrealists use of Exquisite Corpse and other games; Duchamps obsession with Chess; and Fluxus event scores and boxes -- to name just a few examples. Over the past fifteen years; the synthesis of art and games has clouded for both artists and gamemakers. Contemporary art has drawn on the tool set of videogames; but has not considered them a cultural form with its own conceptual; formal; and experiential affordances. For their part; game developers and players focus on the innate properties of games and the experiences they provide; giving little attention to what it means to create and evaluate fine art. In Works of Game; John Sharp bridges this gap; offering a formal aesthetics of games that encompasses the commonalities and the differences between games and art.Sharp describes three communities of practice and offers case studies for each. "Game Art;" which includes such artists as Julian Oliver; Cory Arcangel; and JODI (Joan Heemskerk and Dirk Paesmans) treats videogames as a form of popular culture from which can be borrowed subject matter; tools; and processes. "Artgames;" created by gamemakers including Jason Rohrer; Brenda Romero; and Jonathan Blow; explore territory usually occupied by poetry; painting; literature; or film. Finally; "Artists Games" -- with artists including Blast Theory; Mary Flanagan; and the collaboration of Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman -- represents a more synthetic conception of games as an artistic medium. The work of these gamemakers; Sharp suggests; shows that it is possible to create game-based artworks that satisfy the aesthetic and critical values of both the contemporary art and game communities.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. I found not a single useful bit of information in this book for librettists.By lyle sandersI wanted to know about structure; song placement; roles of songs; examples of structure; any kind of tips at all.This book was so weirdly conceived - it seemed to be written for people who know nothing about musicals at all and was certainly not helpful as a guide or reference book for writing them.I havent found any other good books on the subject but this really was useless.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. TERRIFIC SUPPORTBy Heart ShapreFirst time writing a Broadway play that is bound to be a hit - no kidding - Title - WHERES THAT BROADWAYThe play includes many songs and the book provides excellent guidlines for including them.The author Aaron Frankel is a familiar name and I am very pleased he took the time to write the book - his heart for broadway shines through and I caught that sparkle which only adds to the excitement of our playMany thanks for carrying the bookHeart Shapre1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Writing The Broadway MusicalBy Rita R. Montes-martinI have had ideas for several musicals for a number of years and needed this well written book to help me organize my ideas and inspire me to get to work on my potentials HITS they wont get produced staying as only Ideas in my mind.Rita Montes Martin.
