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The panel I was involved in at the SFIAAFF was about video games. It's great to have an opportunity to talk about art and video games since it's something that's new and cutting edge. The games we've made in the past range from Return of the Quack which is more traditional to games that feel like a true hybrid of games and art. My part was to show Game Night, Game Over, and the Scion Famicom Car. The other panelists were truly impressive and their lives are soaked in making games. I was actually the loner who doesn't make games.
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That's Tim Hugh. GR contributor and friend. He can make great faces. This one had to be the best that I caught. He runs FAAIM, the Chicago version, and he does it nearly alone. I went there last year, and I wish I can go again. He's a great guy. But below is another good guy. That's Kevin Lim from Toronto and Hawaii. He's the dude I wrote about in Hawaii when I visited later last year. He has the pimp bicycle and is a very sociable person. Happiness follows him. It's great to be at the festival. I'm actually here for a panel discussion which I'll write about shortly. This festival is going through some changes, like all things thanks to the increase of social media, streaming TV and movies, and new media.
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I have to admit I was a little hesitant about attending sound check on Wednesday night at The Troubadour. Asobi Seksu's sound is famously dreamy, sweeping, and otherworldly. And their promotional videos and packaging look like they come from an art movie. Did I really want to see the ethereal New Yorkers, fresh off the road in jeans and T-shirts testing mics? Yet I couldn't pass up a chance to finally meet James Hanna and Yuki Chikudate, who, backed by bassist Billy Pavone and drummer Larry Gorman, are a live force to be reckoned with. After the room's sound was tweaked to the band's liking, we caught up in the green room. Our degrees of separation were already less than two, and had to be eliminated sooner or later. GR: It's a little weird to finally meet you because I feel like I already know you from listening to your music for so long and also through last year's Kickstarter campaign. YC: Thanks for your support! I noticed that you contributed… GR: And also because I know Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Dan-ah Kim, who directed your “Me and Mary” video. How do you know them? YC: Sean McCabe, who did all of our artwork until this album, was DJing somewhere and played one of our songs. Aaron went up to him and said, “I love this band.” Sean said, “Really? I'm really good friends with them.” And Aaron said, “Really? I want to make a video for them. Can you put me in touch?” It was a random run-in that came together. <br /> <br />
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James Jean Rebus. The Martha Otero Gallery isn't the largest space, so having just some of his invited guests come through makes it packed. It's not the size of the space, but how you use it and this was well done. I took some photos but in the end, it was hard to see the art. Gladly I came through earlier and posted photos of the hanging of the exhibition. The funniest thing is that the entire show was redone since I visited. A few things were in the same place, but overall, it looked different. I'm proud of James Jean and his accomplishment in doing this show. It's in him and it's great to see this happen. It'll only go up more from here. Amazing art by a great artist. I can't wait to see more. Goodsmile(s). Aki flew in for a day only to have the Earthquake happen while he was gone. At this moment, we didn't know what would happen in just a couple of hours. It makes an art show seem insignificant, but this is what we did earlier in the day. A figure on the horizon?! I think so.
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