Annie Ok: “My Life as an Avatar″ in FILE Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, July 27 – Aug 29
My art film series “My Life as an Avatar” has been invited to be exhibited at FILE – Electronic Language International Festival, the biggest art and technology festival in Latin America.
July 27 – August 29, 2010FIESP – Ruth Cardoso Cultural CenterAv. Paulista, 1313São Paulo, Brazil
Still from “My Life as an Avatar 03.10″ by Annie Ok
From FILE 2010:
The 11th edition of FILE – Electronic Language International Festival – takes place this year at Centro Cultural FIESP – Ruth Cardoso from July 27th to August 29th, 2010. The programme occupies the Art Gallery of SESI-SP, the FIESP Space, the Theater and the Mezzanine of the Cultural Center that hosts the exhibition with interactive installations, games, machinimas, internet artworks, performances and workshops.
Since 2000, FILE – Electronic Language International Festival constitutes an international interdisciplinary platform for the development of innovative and creative projects in the area of arts and technologies. FILE is a cultural, nonprofit organization that promotes a reflection on the main themes of the global contemporary electronic-digital context, always in a transdisciplinary vision in the political complexity of our time’s cultural universe.
Annie Ok: “My Life as an Avatar 03.10″
Part of ongoing “My Life as an Avatar” series by Annie Ok.
Machinima shot in Second Life.
Music: Caustic Reverie, “Rust Shore”
Annie Ok: “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ at Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Aug 22- Sept 30
My art film, “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ has been invited to be exhibited at Itaú Cultural in São Paulo as part of the Machinima program curated by Isabelle Arvers. There will be four showings: on Aug 22nd and 23rd for the GamePlay exposition, then on Sept 25th and 30th for Mostravideo Itaú Cultural.
GamePlay: Machinimas
6pm, Aug 22nd and 8pm, Aug 23rd, 2010:
Itaú Cultural
Avenida Paulista, 149, Estação Brigadeiro do Metrô
São Paulo, Brazil
Mostravídeo Itaú Cultural: Machinimas
9pm, Sept 25, 2010:
Cine Metrópolis
Av. Fernando Ferrari, s/n
Goiabeiras, Vitória – ES
São Paulo, Brazil7pm, Sept 30, 2010:
Palácio das Artes
Sala Humberto Mauro
Avenida Afonso Pena, 1537
Belo Horizonte – MG
São Paulo, Brazil
Still from “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ by Annie Ok
About Itaú Cultural:
Itaú Cultural contributes to the enhancement of the culture of a society as complex and heterogeneous as the Brazilian. It is an institute devoted to research and production of content and for mapping, encouragement and dissemination of artistic and intellectual manifestations.
When considering the culture an essential tool for the construction of the identity of the country and an effective means in promoting citizenship, Itaú Cultural quests to democratize and promote social participation in the cultural sphere. The Institute is a center of cultural reference, for more than 20 years promoting and disseminating the artistic and intellectual production of Brazil – in Brazil and abroad.
More info and official press releases:
http://www.itaucultural.org.br/index.cfm?cd_pagina=2716&cd_noticia=6617
http://mostravideoitaucultural.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/folder_setembro.pdf
Annie Ok: “10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop” in ISEA2009: The Exhibition, Belfast, Aug 7-Sept 6
“10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop”, the machinima documentary I co-directed with Eyebeam artists Jeff Crouse and Stephanie Rothenberg about their Invisible Threads mixed reality installation, is showing in ISEA2009: The Exhibition in Belfast, Ireland at Golden Thread Gallery. View and download the complete exhibition catalog here.
Golden Thread Gallery
7th of August – 6th of September
Opening Times Tues – Friday: 10.30am – 5.30pm
Saturday – Sunday:10.30am – 4.00pm
Exhibition opening night 7th of August: 7 – 9pm
Still from “10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop” by Annie Ok, Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg
From ISEA2009: The Exhibition:
ISEA2009: The Exhibition presents internationally leading edge artists from across the globe in an unprecedented multi-site exhibition in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 7 – 29 August 2009. On display in the Ormeau Baths Gallery, the Golden Thread Gallery, in the foyer gallery of the University of Ulster Belfast campus and in the public domain, this exhibition addresses contested spaces focusing on the environment, political and economic conflict and the human body. Curated by Kathy Rae Huffman it will display an exciting range of innovative and challenging work at the interface of art, science and technology.
Exhibiting artists:
OBG: Kuaishen Auson; Revital Cohen; Vince Dziekan; Matt Green and Stuart Sloan; Allan Hughes; Kuuki: Gavin Sade and Priscilla Bracks; Martin Rieser; Sam Kang Li with Justin Zhuang, Serene Cheong and Wong Shu Yu; Scenocosme: Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt; Pam Skelton; Squidsoup, ETH Zurich, horao GmbH; Ola Stahl and Kajsa Thelin; Alexa Wright
GTG: Tony Allard and Kristine Diekman; Jay Bushman; Candida TV: Agnese Trocchi and Antonio Veneziano; Ian Clothier; Joseph DeLappe; Denise Doyle; David Elliott, Andrés Colubri, Patrick Tierney; David Guez; Jim Kosem; Paula Levine; Diana McCarty, Mare Tralla, Reet Varbalne and Kathy Rae Huffman; Max Moswitzer; Will Pappenheimer and John Craig Freeman; Personal Cinema and The Erasers; Rainer Prohaska; Pedro Rebelo; Stephanie Rothenberg; Stephanie Rothenberg and Jeff Crouse with Annie Ok; Mark Skwarek, Joseph Hocking and Arthur Peters; Brad Todd; UBERMORGEN.COM; Andrea Zapp
Ulster: Lauren Alexander; Joseph DeLappe; Petko Dourmana; Anthony Haughey; Fiona Larkin; Christina McPhee; Richard O’Sullivan; Geoffrey Alan Rhodes; Sreejata Roy & Mrityunjay Chatterjee, Debashis Sinha
ISEA2009: The Exhibition has been developed as an extended part of ISEA2009, the 15th International Symposium on Electronic Art, which will take place from 23 August to 1 September 2009 on the island of Ireland. Hosted by the University of Ulster the symposium focuses on Engaged Creativity in Mobile Environments.
Annie Ok: “10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop” in NO LONGER EMPTY “Reflecting Transformation” exhibition, NYC, July 30-Sept 26
“10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop”, the machinima documentary I co-directed with Eyebeam artists Jeff Crouse and Stephanie Rothenberg about their Invisible Threads mixed reality installation, is showing in the NO LONGER EMPTY “Reflecting Transformation” exhibition in NYC. Participating artists include Yoko Ono, Cao Fei, Alyson Shotz, U-Ram Choe, Siebren Versteeg, Sean Slemon, and Suzanne Song.
NO LONGER EMPTY: “Reflecting Transformation”
July 30th – Sept. 26th
Location: The Caledonia, (retail space to the right)
450 W 16th St near 10th Ave
Still from “10 Simple Steps to Your Own Virtual Sweatshop” by Annie Ok, Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg
From NO LONGER EMPTY:
ART FILLS VACUUM CREATED BY RUSH OF EMPTY STORES
NO LONGER EMPTY, a not for profit group that places high quality art exhibitions in vacated store fronts throughout New York City, is pleased to announce the launch of its second project in the (yet to be leased) retail space of The Caledonia under the recently opened High Line.
To reflect the revitalization of the meat packing area in general and the High Line in particular, the exhibition will reflect this urban regeneration through art works selected to reflect a theme of transformation.
Reflecting Transformations references the regeneration of the area and the transformative nature that art can have on a community. This group exhibit also reflects the minimalist aesthetic that the blank slate of a new development can afford.
NO LONGER EMPTY was conceived as a meeting point between art and the economic crisis. The organization seeks to provide a challenging platform to artists and to revitalize the empty commercial spaces by creating more traffic and showing the sites filled with positive energy instead of being just one more empty storefront in the city. We also want to support the local business community of each area through the increased flow of visitors that these exhibitions will bring. on.
TRANSFORMERS in PlayStation Home
Announcing TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN in Sony PlayStation Home.
From the official press release:
To promote the release of TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, Paramount Pictures International (PPI) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the release of a selection of Transformers merchandise, available exclusively through a virtual treasure hunt in Home.
A variety of T-Shirts and a unique ‘Autobot Trophy’ will be rewarded to residents who embark on the ‘Transformers Quest’. This activity continues PPI’s commitment to take innovative film marketing within online virtual communities to the next level. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, directed by Michael Bay, is due to release internationally on June 24th this year.
Starting today, Home residents can begin the quest by finding the Transformers theatrical poster, placed at a few points throughout the public spaces in Home. Another will succeed this poster and targeting it will launch the first in a series of games that will be released over the coming days and weeks. The completion of each game will deliver a unique voucher code, which can be redeemed for an exclusive piece of Transformers merchandise. More information about the game can be found on the PlayStation EU Forum.
Home residents can already watch the TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN trailer in the Home Cinema and this treasure hunt will take Transformers to all corners of PlayStation Home.
Both companies are again working with marketing agency, The Picture Production Company (PPC), heavily experienced in film promotion and marketing within virtual worlds and across the wider social web, on strategic direction, original content production and promotion.
Home is a 3D social gaming community that allows PLAYSTATION®3 users to meet, chat, plan, and launch into games together. They can create their own custom avatar, decorate their personal apartment, play mini-games, shop, watch videos and attend special events.
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Related:
- TheSixthAxis: “Transformers in Home”
- PlayStation Lifestyle: “Transform PlayStation Home”
- N4G: “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Treasure Hunt”
- TheTransformers.net: “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Enterting Playstation Home”
- TFormers: “Attention UK Fans – Play Revenge Treasure Hunt On Playstation Home, Win Prizes”
interesting 5.17.09
- When virtual reality feels real
- TED Talks: Seth Godin – Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world [video]
- KANYE WEBST WEEK AT F.A.T. - net art
- Wolfram|Alpha: computational knowledge engine
- Nils Völker: Drawing Lego Robot – records movement of visitor’s eyes then reproduces way we look at things
- Star Trek ARG Ends + Nimoy Announces Winner
- Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series – An online spinoff blends movie action and videogame art
interesting 5.10.09
- Stage Set machinima space for PlayStation Home [videos]
- TwHistory: Historical reenactments via Twitter – Battle of Gettysburg
- Paper Beats Internet: analog social networking – exploring use & relationship between hand-rendered type & images
- Microsoft Photosynth Integrates Into Virtual Earth, Marking Commercial Availability of the 3D Photo Technology
- Black Moth Super Rainbow: Dark Bubbles – interactive webcam controlled music video by Radical Friend
- TwitterSheep: Enter your twitter username to see a tag cloud from the bios of your followers
- NIH using supercomputers to track epidemics in virtual worlds to help predict what will happen in real world
STAR TREK Q&A in PlayStation Home with JJ Abrams, Chris Pine, and Zachary Quinto [machinima & pics]
On April 20th, STAR TREK director JJ Abrams and stars Chris Pine (“Kirk”) and Zachary Quinto (“Spock”) visited Sony PlayStation® Home for an exclusive Q&A with select press and bloggers from around the world. The event was broadcast live via Ustream with interactive chat via CoveritLive at www.startrekfankit.com/playstationhome.
I am working on the STAR TREK campaign with Picture Production Company who produced this machinima featuring some of the highlights from the Q&A. My pics of the event can be viewed below.
Please see PPC Silverscreen for more info.
Zachary Quinto, JJ Abrams, Annie Ok, Dan Light (moderator), and kingthom.
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, JJ Abrams, and Dan Light (moderator).
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, JJ Abrams, Dan Light (moderator), and kingthom.
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, JJ Abrams, and Dan Light (moderator).
The Q&A starts to draw to a close and guests rise from their seats.
The Q&A guests start to break out in spontaneous dancing.
The Q&A guests enjoy the spontaneous dance party.
The spontaneous dance party winds down after the filmmakers depart.
Post-Q&A roundtable with press and bloggers.
Annie Ok: “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ in moves09 International Festival of Movement on Screen, Thurs April 23, Manchester UK
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My machinima art piece, “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ has been invited to be part of moves09 International Festival of Movement on Screen, “a platform exploring rhythmical visual work: films, videos, interactive installations and live events which carry a sense of motion”. I was honored and surprised that they chose to name the machinima screening program “My Life as an Avatar” after my ongoing series.
Still from “My Life as an Avatar 06.08″ by Annie Ok
From moves09:
FORUM & SCREENING My Life as an Avatar, Ian Patterson
Thu April 23 2009, 16:20, Cornerhouse screen 3, ManchesterIan Patterson leads us through the often-controversial world of Machinima (the lo-fi use of videogame engines to create generated imagery for animated films) and explores the potential for film made with no physical restriction.
About moves:
moves is the largest exhibition platform in the UK for experimental short film and new media with a unique focus on movement on screen, exploring new ways of telling stories through films, installations and screen-based works.
After a world-wide tour that took the best of moves08 as far as Hungary, Brazil and Russia, moves returns to Manchester and the UK from 23 to 28 April 2009.
Wherever you live, you can catch moves:
in Manchester and the North West with a 6-day festival exploring movement on screen through screenings, installations, workshops and open-space forums; in the UK on the BBC Big Screens and in selected venues such as Sadler’s Wells and Glasgow CCA; worldwide with a year-round tour taking moves’ favourites as far as Hungary, Russia and Brazil.
Special thanks to Ian Patterson, machinima program curator, and Pascale Moyse, moves’ Artistic Director for graciously asking to include my work in moves09.