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<b>An exploration of the relationship between games and art that examines the ways that both gamemakers and artists create game-based artworks.</b><p>Games and art have intersected at least since the early twentieth century, as can be seen in the Surrealists' use of Exquisite Corpse and other games, Duchamp's obsession with Chess, and Fluxus event scores and boxes—to name just a few examples. Over the past fifteen years, the synthesis of art and games has clouded for both artists and gamemakers.

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
John Sharp
Publisher
The MIT Press
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9780262328210
Category
games
Subjects
Games, Sports, Anthropology
Updated
2026-03-25

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