The vision of video games is therefore brought to the field of the plastic arts. The exhibited installations are not available on conventional digital distribution platforms for video games. This enables new creativity regarding technologies, interfaces, space, etc. These experiences contribute to the development of a recognition of video games as an art form.

Alistair’s latest project, an interactive stage show, draws from his experience with improv comedy as well as his history as a creator of surprising and unconventional games.

At the moment he is writing graphic novels. Aljoscha works as a freelance teacher and editor in Hamburg.

Photo: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Ralf Suerbaum (edited)

Alke Vierck is researcher for education and mediation at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. She develops the school program for the collection and changing exhibitions. She also supervises further education for teachers. Her focus is on interdisciplinary and performative events regarding image literacy.

Her past work includes games like “All Walls Must Fall”, “Rainbow Skies”, “The Curious Expedition” and “Dead Island 2″ and movies like “Same Same But Different”, “The Librarians”, “Monster” and many more. Currently she’s recreating some of the hilariously notated sound effects from Don Martin‘s comics for a sculptural work of visual artist Annelies Kamen. Furthermore, she is working on the historical resistance strategy game “Through the Darkest of Times” and the priceless farming simulator “Original Hill Farming”.

In 2016 he cofounded Supyrb, an independent game studio, which is about to release its debut game “Marbloid” this winter. “Marbloid” is a 3D tilt & tap marble runner for iPhone and iPad set in a colourful Vaporwave world.

As the initiator and spokesperson of the Initiative Creative Gaming, Andreas Hedrich has been pleading for the creative use of video games in education and to make digital gaming culture visible and come alive. He teaches media eduaction and active media relations at the Faculty of Education at the University of Hamburg. Furthermore, he is chairman for Mediennetz Hamburg e. V., member of jaf – Verein für medienpädagogische Praxis Hamburg e. V., speaker of GMK-Landesgruppe Hamburg and associate of Frische Medien. As media pedagog and media producer it is important for him to be responsible for projects that highlight the creative use of media and their ability to be used by everybody as a medium for communication.

If asked what his favorite game is, he answers “Riding a bicycle in my mind”.