Artistic computer game modification - Definition and Overview

Artistic computer game modification involves the use of a computer game for the creation of a digital artwork. Also referred to as art modding, and game modding. Art mods are not quite the same as art games, although they do share some similarities.

Various genres and styles of art modding exist. Genres or categories are rarely clear cut in this multi-media format, however than can be roughly described based on

1) Production Methods and

2) Output usage.

Contents

Artists

Brody Condon http://www.tmpspace.com
Eddo Stern http://www.c-level.cc
Critical Art Ensemble
Cory Arcangel
fuchs-eckerman http://www.t0.or.at/~fuchs-eckermann/
Glaznost
Jodi http://sod.jodi.org/ and http://www.untitled-game.org/
Julian Oliver http://www.selectparks.net
Linda Erceg
Nybble-Engine http://www.climax.at/nybble-engine/
Rebecca Cannon http://www.selectparks.net
Retroyou
Stephen Honegger
Tobias Bernstrup

Theorists

Rebecca Cannon
Anne-Marie Schleiner
Mary Flanagan
Celia Pearce

External links

Selectparks (http://www.selectparks.net) is an online database of art modding, art games, tutorials, news, downloads, forums, etc.
Cracking the Maze - Game Plug-ins and Patches as Hacker Art (http://switch.sjsu.edu/CrackingtheMaze/) is an online exhibition about artistic game patches, curated by SJSU's CADRE Laboratory for New Media

References

Introduction to artistic computer game modification (http://www.dlux.org.au/plaything/media/rebecca_cannon_web.pdf) (PDF file)
Switch, Art & Games issue, 1999 (http://switch.sjsu.edu/web/v5n2/index2.html), online magazine of the CADRE Laboratory for New Media, San Jose State University