Babycastles presents DADAMACHINIMA

Curated by Walter Langelaar of WORM (Rotterdam)

DADAMACHINIMA explores tactics of emergent gameplay, disrupted modes of interactivity, and brute-force hacks of contemporary (video)game interfaces and environments.

In Aram Bartholl's project 'First Person Shooter' a now iconic screen-element, adapted from the videogame Counter-Strike, is transferred into physical space. Players can cut and glue parts from a do-it-yourself kit together and receive a pair of glasses bearing the protagonist's arm with the weapon.
http://datenform.de/fpseng.html

JODI, or jodi.org, are unanimously considered pioneers of new media art. Their work 'Composite Club' is a conceptual hack of the popular "Eyetoy" device involving Playstation's camera-based games being triggered by prerecorded video clips.
http://compositeclub.cc

'Mary Mack 5000' by Kaho Abe & Lina Fenequito is a fast-paced, competitive, technologically enhanced rocker-twist on the classic schoolyard hand clapping game that challenges your rhythm, speed and timing.
http://www.kahoabe.net/MaryMack5000

In 'Video Terraform Dance Party' director Jeremy Bailey plays an enthusiastic nerd channeling Bob Ross as he dons a forehead-mounted VR controller to demonstrate new modeling software that will allow him to bop his head around and 'plan the ideal landscape.
http://jeremybailey.net/vtdp.html

Opening 7pm on Friday, February 4th. On view until Sunday, March 7th 2011. WORKS: FPS [first peron shooter] by Aram Bartholl | Mary Mack 5000C by Kaho Abe & Lina Fenequito |Composite Club by JODI | Levelhead by Julian Oliver | Video Terraform Dance Party by Jeremy Bailey

Opening Night Performances: Lovid, Radio Shock, Casperelectronics, DUBKNOWDUB, Dan Friel LoVid will also debut a performance of 'Catchy' 

Mary Mack 5000 Intro Movie from Kaho A on Vimeo.