“The Unbearable Lightness of Meaning Game” presented by Grace

Symposium:

• ISEA2019: 25th International Symposium on Electronic Art
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• Game Art and Digital Narrative

• The Unbearable Lightness of Meaning Game

• Lindsay Grace

Venue(s):

• Asia Culture Center (ACC), Gwangju, South Korea

• This is a brief summary of a creative electronic artwork called the Unbearable Lightness of Meaning. The game is a playable adaption of Kundera’s literary work, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. The game attempts to explore heuristically the ambiguity of meaning presented in making a playful experience through abstraction of meaning and representation. This brief summary explores the motivations, philosophical underpinnings, and resulting work as a first exploration into how such themes can be manifest in a creative electronic work. It is offered as a case study in meaning, perceived meaning and the translation of literary works into non-conventional play experiences.

Category:

• Long Paper
• Paper