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The Art of the Game

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Wikipedia article




'The Art of the Game' is an hour-long documentary film that explores the cultural importance of video gaming by following a group of students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco as they compete for a job in the video game industry.

Production



The film was produced by Story Developing and directed by Matthew Davis Walker who co-Produced Muscle Shoals and produced by Ryan Lynch.

Music for the film was scored by Peder Gilham and Blake Atwell.

Synopsis



The film features interview subjects such as Paola Antonelli of MoMA, Anthony Burch, Ashly Burch, Mattie Brice, and Randy Pitchford of Gearbox.

Release



The film was available to view on Machinima's YouTube channel, 'as of 2015 the video is private and cannot be viewed on youtube'. Prior to YouTube, the film was released May 8 on Machinima's Twitch Channel (Twitch/machinima) at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. PDT. From May 911, the film could be seen on Xbox Live via Machinima's app on Xbox One and Xbox 360 dashboards.

Critical reception



Forbes called the film an "evocative love letter to the video game industry."

References



Category:American documentary films

Category:2014 documentary films

Category:Documentary films about video games

Category:2014 films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:2010s American films


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