{"product_id":"12-6-pippin-barr-five-games","title":"Humor, Tragedy, and the Human Condition with Pippin Barr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When I think of a game, I don’t set out to create a frustrating or challenging experience. I think of an idea first. Maybe something that amuses me in the shower or while I’m walking down the street… anything that makes me laugh momentarily.\"(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/we-make-money-not-art.com\/interview-with-pippin-barr-maker-of-witty-and-infuriating-video-games\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, Pippin Barr has used the medium of video games as material for amusement, criticism, and deconstruction. Initially making a splash for his \"recreation\" of Marina Abramovic's \"The Artist is Present,\" Barr has played the court jester throughout his career. He sits at the crossroads of new media art, philosophical inquiry, and playful exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn assistant professor at Concordia University, Barr brings a portfolio of games to play at game design conventions to uncover the mundane truths of every day From Greek tragedy to \u003cem\u003eSeinfeld \u003c\/em\u003eto airline safety manuals, Barr's games challenge subvert expectations of what games can and should do, translating the mundanities of everyday life into experiences that are as intellectually stimulating as they are uniquely humorous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place on December 6th, 2023, this conversation coincided with a one-night event showcasing five of Pippin's games: \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pippinbarr.com\/the-nothings-suite\/\"\u003eThe Nothings Suite\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pippinbarr.com\/lets-play-ancient-greek-punishment-ui-edition\/info\/\"\u003eLet’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: UI Edition,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pippinbarr.com\/itisasifyouweredoingwork\/info\/\"\u003eIt is as if you were doing work\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pippinbarr.com\/SNAKISMS\/info\/\"\u003eSNAKISMS\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pippinbarr.com\/a-series-of-gunshots\/info\/\"\u003eA Series of Gunshots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout Pippin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eds-l-mar-vert-6 eds-l-sm-mar-vert-4 eds-text-bm structured-content-rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eds-text--left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is an Associate Professor in the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/finearts\/design.html\" title=\"http:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/finearts\/design.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDepartment of Design and Computation Arts\u003c\/a\u003e at \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eConcordia University\u003c\/a\u003e in Montréal and a member of the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/tag.hexagram.ca\/\" title=\"http:\/\/tag.hexagram.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTechnoculture, Art, and Games (TAG) Research Centre\u003c\/a\u003e, part of the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/milieux.concordia.ca\/\" title=\"http:\/\/milieux.concordia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMilieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe teaches creative programming, game design and development, game analysis and criticism, and internet\/web-based art. Previously he taught at the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/about\/academic\/institutes\" title=\"http:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/about\/academic\/institutes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInstitute of Digital Games\u003c\/a\u003e at the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUniversity of Malta\u003c\/a\u003e (2012-2015), the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/game.itu.dk\/\" title=\"http:\/\/game.itu.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCenter for Computer Games Research\u003c\/a\u003e at the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itu.dk\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.itu.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIT University of Copenhagen\u003c\/a\u003e in Denmark (2009-2012), and the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/hotsoft.carleton.ca\/\" title=\"http:\/\/hotsoft.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHotSoft Lab\u003c\/a\u003e at \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/\" title=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarleton University\u003c\/a\u003e in Ottawa, Canada (2008-2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has a doctorate and a master’s degree from Victoria University of Wellington\/Te Herenga Waka in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gameplayarts","offers":[{"title":"Student \/ Artist","offer_id":45168217850020,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Donation","offer_id":45168217882788,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay What You Can - Click Green Button","offer_id":45240087642276,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3125\/0852\/files\/Pippin-Barr-nothing-unity.png?v=1710893094","url":"https:\/\/ecc08a-2c.myshopify.com\/products\/12-6-pippin-barr-five-games","provider":"Gameplayarts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}