interview

In our ongoing series WORD/PLAY we look at the fusing of literature and games. The link to the the written word is almost as old as the videogame itself, and recent developments both on the side of literature and the videogame have shown that the relationship between the two media is as vital and strong as ever.

In continuation of my piece on visual innovators in games, I couldn't help but admire the sheer beauty and originality of the up and coming NaissanceE, due to be released later this week. I asked its creator Mavros Sedeño a few questions about his stylish, nearly monochromatic first-person puzzler. 

In your own words: What makes NaissanceE's visual style unique?

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

AI War

Die Raummaschine 6, 100 x 280 cm, Pigmentdruck auf Leinwand

Matthias A. K. Zimmermann wandert zwischen den Welten: Als akademisch ausgebildeter bildender Künstler und Maler studierte an der Berner Musikhochschule Komposition im Grundstudium sowie Kunst & Vermittlung, Game Design und Art Education in Luzern und Zürich. Sein Werk thematisiert die virtuellen Welten der Computerspiele - was allen seinen Gemälden gemein ist, ist das Thema vom "Weltenbau", das Zusammenstellen einer Landschaft im abstrakten Raum.