A Brief History of Video Gaming curated by Sharifa Moore, Denver Digerati Education Director
Supernova’s compilation towards a history of video gaming originated in the desire for a visual narrative presented through short gifs of video game play. Samples stem from the inception of gaming consoles, produced for home use, and their evolution up to the present day. Idiosyncratic glitch gifs were also included from early games as a nostalgic throwback to the experience of using these early systems and the inevitable experience of cartridge damage. Initially, the top ten best-selling games on each console was used as the foundation for inclusion, but was extended to include games prized by avid gamers as identified through research in gaming forums and through homages to these games found on Tumblr. The compilation supports this year’s emphasis on the intersection of video gaming and digital animation, both through dynamic visual representation, as well as the widespread use of gaming engines in the creation of animation today.
Documentation of animations commissioned for Night Lights Denver 2020
Night Light’s Denver, the people’s projector, was launched in late 2019. The project presents digital animation in the heart of downtown Denver on the façade of the Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower, one of the city’s most icon...
Supernova's first simulated environment, one designed by Digerati wunderkind Ryan Wurst using Unity software, features short samples of all Supernova's featured program animations, appearing as they might on our 14th and Champa public LED screen. The audience are mostly aliens, and Steve the Slot...
Supernova 2020 Artists Introduce themselves
This is what you get when you ask over 150 artists to send personal introductions describing their animations. Make sure to watch through to the end for the full Supernova 2020 Program artist lineups, and more. Supernova 2020 Artists knock it out of th...
