Electroplankton revisited: A Meta-Review

Martin Pichlmair

doi:10.7557/23.5964

Authors

Martin Pichlmair Vienna University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/23.5964

Abstract

When it was released, Electroplankton was avant-garde. Today it looks more like a tame specimen of the wave of non-games, music-games and art games that washes over the gaming market. This review reflects on changes of the landscape of gaming ocurring with and after the release of Electroplankton tracing them in the way the game was received by game critics.

Author Biography

Martin Pichlmair, Vienna University of Technology

martin pichlmair is a media artist living and working in vienna, austria. since he received his doctoral degree in informatics he works as assistant professor at the institute of design and assessment of technology at the vienna university of technology. his art pieces were shown at various media art festivals and exhibitions. recent shows include the Ars Electronica Festival, ISEA, Transmediale and the Microwave International Festival for New Media Art. in his research and publications, he focuses on theory and practise of interactive art and design - from game design and physical interfaces to open source development models and community media.