Space Kilim ********************* .. image:: ./images/kilim_5.gif :width: 400px *The game can be played online here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=48975 * Basic Info ========== - **Year:** 2017 - **Materials:** `pico-8 game `_, rug and projector for installation - **Dimensions:** variable Description =========== This game was made in collaboration with Qendrim Hoti for our duo exhibition `Galaxy Champion FUN ZONE `_. That exhibition centered around using modified/hacked video games to insert personal migrant histories into a variety of virtual worlds. Space Kilim was a game created by Hoti and I to explore how 8-bit computer graphics often have an uncanny aesthetic similarity to the motifs found in woven rugs. .. image:: ./images/kilim_039.png :width: 500px A `kilim `_ is a hand woven rug found in Morocco, Turkey, and Albania. The motifs used in the game are from a number of textiles in Qendrim's collection. Technical details ------------------------------ The game itself can be played on any modern computer, either as a native executable or through a web-browser. In its initial installation, the game was played via a ceiling mounted projector which projected the game down onto a white fur rug. In this installation, the game stayed on continuously and a dedicated controller was provided, allowing it to be played by a gallery goer immediately. Installation Images ==================== .. image:: ./images/Kilim_2.JPG :width: 650px .. image:: ./images/Kilim_1.JPG :width: 650px Further Reading ================== - **Blog post:** *forthcoming* - **Full resolution images:** https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vnu3B-3blN2d5_5sWsj634DahQgZRwnb - **Play the game:** https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=48975