View this email in your browser Your Bit Bash Quasi-Regular News Update Hello friends! Just your good pal Bit Bash here to let you know about some stuff we’re doing soon, and some interesting things our friends are doing too. BIT BASH – INTERACTIVE INFLUENCE The Art Institute of Chicago

February 1st @ 6 PM

Free admission to Illinois Residents! Get those details right now » Bit Bash presents Interactive Influence, a museum-wide pop-up arcade featuring a range of digital games alongside the traditional work that inspires them. No, we have absolutely no idea how we’re getting away with doing this either. Experience engaging game pairings such as: Proteus / Claude Monet Johann Sebastian Joust / Griffin Court Engare / Islamic Art Gallery Kentucky Route Zero / René Magritte's The Banquet Four Last Things / The Deering Family Gallery of Medieval and Renaissance Art Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes / Sculpture Court View details and RSVP on Facebook » VIDEO GAME ART READER Our rad friends at VGA Gallery have launched a peer-reviewed journal about video game history, theory, and criticism through the lens of art history and visual culture. It’s a beautiful and insightful collection of essays from an extremely talented group of writers that highlights the influence of video games on culture, art, and society. You know, kind of like the stuff we do, but way smarter. Learn more (or get a copy) here » Additionally, their call for submissions for the next issue, focusing on video game art as a means of survival, is now open! If you (or perhaps somebody you know) would be interested in submitting a piece on how video games can be considered as methods of human conditioning, coping, and creating, read their call for papers and check out the submission guidelines. Then let us know so we can brag about you to all of our friends. ANYWAYS, that’s it. But check in VERY SOON to find out what’s happening next AT Bit BASH

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