Posts in Issue IX: April 2021
VGA QUESTION ZONE: Tracy Harwood and Ben Grussi

“It’s the process of generating footage in real-time through game-play, although the creative process often requires editing tools and techniques. The creative work generated generally goes completely contrary to what the original game was intended to do, such as a fantasy, a driving game or a first person shooter, to tell a new story. It is a practice that was borne out of online game-based community practices.”

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VGA FIRESIDE Ep. 3 feat. Akash Thakkar: Interview Highlights

“Basically, practice absurdity. And don't worry about any sort of dumb result that you come up with, because honestly, that's where the best stuff comes from. I've never thought I've never had anything in my life, career wise or otherwise be like, Oh, I'm glad I planned that out, start to finish in a very serious way and it worked out great. It's always been that would be stupid, what if I did it? And it worked!”

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