Talkthrough [April 20th and April 27th at 8 PM]
Presenters: Penny Rafferty, Miloš Trakilović, Marko Gutić Mižimakov, SwS (Tea Stražičić i Marta Stražičić), Srđan Laterza, Darko Masnec, net.cube
Organizers: Lovro Japundžić i Mario Mu
Talkthrough is a series of lectures/performances inspired by the main motives behind the work Walkthrough. A variety of talks seek to foster an international exchange within extensive field of gaming. Appropriation of the video game mechanisms enabled game to extend beyond leisure time into corporate and artistic domain. Invited authors, who come from the academic as well as from the pop-cultural sphere, will present possibilities of different directions in interpreting this ubiquitous phenomenon, taking into account its positive and negative effects. Some of the topics discussed: corporative logic in the video game industry, impact of gaming experience on player’s identity, relationships in temporary online communities, dramaturgy in video games, gamification of the art world.
TALKTHROUGH I [April 20th at 8 PM]
Penny Rafferty: Politics as Play: The Active Viewer
Miloš Trakilović: A Shot in the Arm
Marko Gutić Mižimakov: A performing site for affective clones and whatever they want
SwS (Tea Stražičić i Marta Stražičić): NON Playable
TALKTHROUGH II [April 27th at 8 PM]
Srđan Laterza: Mechanics of Intimacy: Video Game as an Autobiography
Darko Masnec: Anemoia of the video game space
net.cube: Feminist representation of video games
Talkthrough is supported by the Ministry of culture of Republic of Croatia and City of Zagreb. General sponsor is INA – Industrija nafte d.d. Work of Miroslav Kraljević Gallery is supported by Kultura nova Foundation.
