We talk to Paolo Pedercini (Molleindustria) about his “Invisible Cities” games and his arcade/gallery project LIKELIKE. We also discuss Porko’s peculiar VHStanciero, a hacked version of the Argentine board game El Estanciero to be played alongside a custom VHS tape.
We talk about game curation, politics, economics, artgames, SimCity, the Anthropocene, Monolpoly, and the only real video games.
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Notes
- Paolo Pedercini en Matajuegos (en castellano): mata.juegos/es/tag/molleindustria
- Paolo Pedercini on Matajuegos (in English): mata.juegos/en/tag/molleindustria-en
- LIKELIKE: likelike.org
- Paolo’s talk about LIKELIKE in Buenos Aires: molleindustria.org/likelike
- Italy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
- City of Buenos Aires: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires
- Paolo’s interview for Matajuegos: mata.juegos/en/2017/03/paolo-pedercini-interview-part-1
- David’s article about Molleindustria: mata.juegos/en/2017/01/the-real-escapist-was-houdini
- Game On!: gameonxp.com
- GAIA (Game Art International Assembly): gameartsinternational.network/announcing-gaia-the-game-arts-international-assembly
- GDC (Game Developers Conference): gdconf.com
- IGF (Independent Games Festival): igf.com
- AMAZE: amaze-berlin.de
- Playful Art Festival: 2018.playfulartsfestival.com
- The Wild Rumpus: thewildrumpus.co.uk
- Isabelle Arvers: isabellearvers.com
- Machinima: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima
- Ping-pong: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis
- Persistence of Pong (augmented ping-pong table): https://vimeo.com/370718065
- Pittsburg: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh
- Matajueguitos, episode 1: youtu.be/4xudZ6GZjW4
- Talkin’ ’Bout tiny Games by Errant Signal: youtu.be/AFvsZOMFig4
- make stuff and be free! (to vanish without a trace) by Liz Ryerson: ellaguro.blogspot.com/2019/08/make-stuff-and-be-free-to-vanish.html
- DOBOTONE by Videogamo: videogamo.com/dobotone
- Atari: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600
- Lichenia (Paolo’s game): molleindustria.org/lichenia
- Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino’s book): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Cities
- SimCity: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity
- Cities: Skylines: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities:_Skylines
- Anthropocene: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene
- Magical realism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_realism
- Everest Pipkin: everest-pipkin.com
- Neural network: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network
- Starseed Pilgrim: starseedpilgrim.com
- Atmosfear game series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosfear_(series)
- Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper (the version David played): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosfear:_The_Gatekeeper
- BDSM: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BDSM
- Dungeon Master: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master
- Tabletop role playing games: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game
- VHS (Video Gome System): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS
- DVD (Digital Versatile Disc): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD
- El Estanciero (Argentine board game): es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estanciero_(juego)
- Monopoly (game): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)
- Parker Brothers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Brothers
- Saw franchise: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_(franchise)
- The Landlord’s Game: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord’s_Game
- Elizabeth Magie: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Magie
- Chancho Quest: mata.juegos/es/2019/03/en-busca-de-porko-episodio-1-chancho-quest
- Chronic inglation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_inflation
- Raúl Alfonsín’s presidency: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Raúl_Alfonsín
- Argentine 2001 crisis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2001_riots_in_Argentina
- Carlos Menem’s Convertibility plan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convertibility_plan
- Argentine peso: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_peso
- Mortal Kombat: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat
- Mad cow disease in Argentina: washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/03/17/argentinas-concealed-outbreak/db9194a6-3c2a-4abd-962d-775ddba4a9b4
- Macroeconomics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microeconomics
- Libertarianism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism
- Neoliberalism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism
- SimCities and SimCrises (Paolo’s article where he briefly discusses “rhetorical scope”): molleindustria.org/GamesForCities
- US intervention in Latin America: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America
- The Settlers of Catan (game): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan
- Terra nullius: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius
- Vikings: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings
- Stranger Things (TV show): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
- Stranger Sings (comedy musical backing track for Starnger Things): youtu.be/ep2d2WzdmVI