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In spite of thisamazing diversity,all these unplayablegames point theirweapons to the sametarget: the notionof interactivity, atypical byproduct

of the digital mediapropaganda thatsmoothly runs throughthe established newmedia arts landscape.

No Cheats for theUnplayable Games

Vanni Brusadin C4

Its a game depending

on the accumulatedknowledge, attitude,frame of mind andmood of all its

participants

Protocols of CollaborationJonas Runberger A10

Bleep is anonomatopoeic worddescribing what thetones sound like, i.e.with a limited rangeand a predilection fordistortion of the toneinto a byong or adyoo.

The Music IS PLAYING

Peter Bryngelsson B18

Operators of todaysand tomorrows mustunderstand clearlythe terminology and

physical principlesrelating to the statsof their systems sothey can operatewith precision andeffectiveness.

softs fragile: blind in thesky report

Joan Leandre D14

Each of thesecompeting realitiesis articulated as suchthrough our designof the capabilitiesand attributes of thePlayer, the spaces theyinteract with, and therules of the game.

Architecture, Time, andGeological Drift

Ed Keller E15

it could always beplayed differently,and the fact that newrules can never bederived from old ones,but always appearas irregularities andinfractions, can just

as well constitutean injunction torevolutionize thegame.

The Name of the Game

Sven-Olov Wallenstein F19

The real game isto insert ones selfinto that space andthose ows, even ifagainst the law, andto gain ground, or just

survive, by outpacingthem.

Transurbanism: From

Vice City to My City

Benjamin H. Bratton G5

Re-approaching is amilitary term meaningto dig in to the enemy,to close in on himby stretching thetrenches centimetreby centimetre undera situation of siege.

This is somehow ametaphor over the

project with twoimportant elementslacking: rst anenemy, second a war.

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