Artistic computer game modification involves the use of a computer game for the creation of a digital artwork. Also referred to as art modding, and game modding. Art mods are not quite the same as art games , although they do share some similarities.

Various genres and styles of art modding exist. Genres or categories are rarely clear cut in this multi-media format, however than can be roughly described based on

1) Production Methods and

2) Output usage.

Artists

• Brody Condon http://www.tmpspace.com
• Eddo Stern http://www.c-level.cc
• Critical Art Ensemble
• Cory Arcangel
• fuchs-eckerman http://www.t0.or.at/~fuchs-eckermann/
• Glaznost
• Jodi http://sod.jodi.org/ and http://www.untitled-game.org/
• Julian Oliver http://www.selectparks.net
• Linda Erceg
• Nybble-Engine http://www.climax.at/nybble-engine/
• Rebecca Cannon http://www.selectparks.net
• Retroyou
• Stephen Honegger
• Tobias Bernstrup

Theorists

• Rebecca Cannon
• Anne-Marie Schleiner
• Mary Flanagan
• Celia Pearce

External links

• Selectparks is an online database of art modding, art games, tutorials, news, downloads, forums, etc.
• Cracking the Maze - Game Plug-ins and Patches as Hacker Art is an online exhibition about artistic game patches, curated by SJSU's CADRE Laboratory for New Media

References

• Introduction to artistic computer game modification (PDF file)
• Switch, Art & Games issue, 1999, online magazine of the CADRE Laboratory for New Media, San Jose State University

See Also

• Digital art
• Electronic art
• Internet art
• Software art
• Computer and Video games
• computer and video game genres
• gameplay
• computer games
• video games
• Modding
• Mod (computer gaming)
• Machinima