Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade Art Exhibition

Faile and BAST have collaboratively put together an exciting arcade influenced show in London earlier this year. Complete with blacklights, neon paint, and interactive videogames the show was an experiential two floor installation at the Lazarides Gallery in London.

Faile is a Brooklyn-based collaborative duo who has worked extensively with long-time collaborator and fellow Brooklynite BAST over the years.

Here is a documentation video of the art exhibition:

Check out Faile Bast Deluxxe Arcade 2010 for more info.

James Cameron's Avatar Game For Atari 2600 Game System

Well it turns out the original inspiration for James Cameron’s Avatar 3D movie was a classic game for the Atari 2600. This is a look at the game’s packaging from 1979. Quite a steal for $2.00!

Artwork by Penney Design. Great work!

Rosemarie Fiore Tempest Time Lapse Photo

New York based visual artist Rosemarie Fiore created this time lapse photograph. It was taken one frame per second during gameplay of the 1980’s arcade game Tempest.

Tempest is an Atari game and featured an advanced color display for its time. The game was initally meant to be a 3D version of Space Invaders making it one of the earliest 3D-like games to hit the arcade floors. These vibrant colors and the 3D quality do an amazing job of capturing the energy of the early 1980’s arcade games.

Rosemarie also shot photos from several other games.

Just imagine… a place where you can relive your youth, grooving to the rhythm of the flashing lights and the crack of the ball bouncing wildly from corner to corner. You’ll rack up points by the hundreds, beat your buds, and forget all about life’s troubles for an afternoon…

This is the mission of David Silverman of the National Pinball Museum. He is on a quest to preserve American history. In doing so he intends to create a hands-on interactive environment that is educational and exciting.

The National Pinball Museum is searching for a permanent home for a collection of over 800 pinball machines. The hope is to find a space large enough to include classrooms, workshops, a state-of-the-art restoration lab, library, storage area, restaurant, gift shop, offices, and exhibition spaces.

For more information or to donate to the cause please visit the National Pinball Museum website.

I’m not quite sure what Stride Gum has to do with video games but they are the sponsor of “Save The Arcades” online contest to raise dollars to help support classic arcades. Steve Wiebe, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, shares an experience with early arcade culture to support the cause.

Arcade UFO an arcade in Austin, Texas was selected as the first contest winner. They will receive $25,000 to invest in their arcade. StarBase Arcade in the San Francisco area, Star Worlds Arcade in the Chicago area, and Game Galaxy in Nashville, TN were included in the contest.

“Save The Arcades 2″ is scheduled to begin in 2010. Check their site to nominate your favorite arcade.

More info: Save The Arcades

This a video made from the popular Line Rider online computer game. As noted on the video’s YouTube page – “It is a scenic trip through the magical world of Line Rider. Made with pre-beta 2.”

Line Rider, an online computer game, does an amazing job of capturing the interaction between the computer and a player. Based on a user-generated environment and a real-time render engine the game takes on a self-made movie quality when played.

Empowered with a digital pencil a player has endless possibilities. The player draws a series of lines that determine Bosh’s (the game character) fate. It is a linear game with at least a clear starting point.

These user-generated lines are the basis of original works of art. This video, Line Rider – Jagged Peak Adventure by UnConeD, is an example. If you are interested in seeing more there are endless others listed here on YouTube.

Video Game Coffee Table

The table games are always fun. They do make the game playing more social.

The retro arcade machine comes loaded with games like Donkey Kong, Scramble, Space Invaders, 4D Warriors, Frogger, Pac Man, Phoenix, StarForce and loads of your other favorite games.

More info: Retro Arcade Machine Coffee Table