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Re:Play / A gaming culture technology art thing at the WAG.

Posted: June 11th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Winnipeg | Tags: , , | 7 Comments »

Go WAG, this is some cool programming. Winnipeg gaming luminaries Infinite Ammo, the Winnitron, New Media Manitoba, Skullspace hacker thingy, and all kinds of friendly gaming peoples talked nerd at the fabulous WAG on a Saturday afternoon. Where are we, Toronto?

Re:Play WAG Game Culture Art and Technology Fair

Here’s the scene:


And here’s the visual walkthrough, if you didn’t hear about it (and I almost didn’t—where was the marketing for this event?):

Dudes playing the Winnitron, thoughtfully broadcast on an auxiliary screen for not-gaming-right-nowers.

Re:Play at the WAG: the Winnitron gettin' played.

Skullspace hacker dude’s soldering triumphs. Guy was nice.

Re:Play WAG: Skullspace hacker stuff.

Isabelle Kilimnik‘s watercolour game art.

Isabelle Kilimnik watercolour game art.

The Inuit art in the room was actually trippier than the gaming.

WAG Inuit Art: mighty trippy.

Dancing it out, toddler-style, on the DDRVJC (let’s work on that branding, shall, we, mrghosty? Something a shade more memorable/explanatory?)

Re:Play at the WAG: Playin' mrghosty's DDRVJC

mrghosty's Dance Dance revolution pad thingy.

What the heck is a DRRVJC, anyhoodle?

And a guy sold a zine—a printed, paper, 1990′s era zine—about gaming culture.

Matthew Kumar's exp. gamer zine.

Is this mrghosty himself?

The DJ.

Net result: my toddler has a skullspace sticker on her bedroom door. Well played, Winnipeg underground gaming scene!

Toddler door stickers.

And a little unrelated, yet game-related, tuneage for the rest of your weekend:

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