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Eddo Stern

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Eddo Stern es un artista multidisciplinar cuyo trabajo se extiende desde las modificaciones de videojuegos o las instalaciones hasta el "machinema" (cine realizado con secuencias de videojuegos). Nacido en Tel Aviv y asentado en San Francisco, Stern explora con sus obras nuevas formas de relación entre documental y ficción, la relación entre fantasías tecnológicas e historia así como las diferentes culturas que se representan a través del vídeo, los videojuegos e Internet.

Videos

Eddo Stern - part 1 Introduction. Tekken Torture Tournament (video - Courtesy of Eddo Stern).	Eddo Stern - part 2 Sheik Attack (video - Courtesy of Eddo Stern)	Eddo Stern - part 3 Death Star (video - Courtesy of Eddo Stern), an American reaction to 9/11/2001.
Eddo Stern - part 4 Waco Resurrection (video - courtesy of Eddo Stern and C-Level) Waco Resurrection vs. the game industry: new playable narratives. Waco as a game based on historical facts. "Historical games in America tend to be one-dimensional, monolithic, offering just one version of reality. Waco opened up this question, thanks also to the wide media coverage it got."	Eddo Stern - part 5 Debate with the public. Violence in games. "I don't think violence in games should be limited and censored in any way." Pacifist games and the classical problem of entertainment. How do you use it to subvert it? Considerations on the game industry. Are video games just for kids? "Not at all. Games need to deal with documentary and with controversy".	Eddo Stern - part 6 Debate with the audience. Thoughts on Death Star as a documentary piece. Waco Resurrection against parody. "I don't think parody is what push people nor the industry beyond their expectations". A classical problem: balancing game play and narrative. The case of Waco Resurrection.