Huge Balls: A Ludo-Narrative Exploration of Game Art
Résumé
Huge balls is a game art project created by Group Jean-Luc (A game art group based in Paris, composed of three artists/researchers of EnsadLab (Art & Design Research Laboratory at Ensad): Daniel Pata, Pierre emm and Guofan Xiong) supported by Ensadlab for the exhibition Jonglopolis at the Carreau du Temple in Paris 2018. The general idea is to transform juggling movements into an artistic digital installation with conceptual gameplay in it. Maintaining balance while being disturbed by the distractions inside the game space is the heart of its gameplay’s mechanics, and looking to further question our understanding of gameplay. How are the visuals and the rules of this game art perceived by the players? How the players’ own experiences and backgrounds alter them? How can artists use those elements to play with players/visitors? How the installation piece invites the players to perform, just like juggling as a form of performance?