According to Rafael Fajardo, absolutely. In the midst of last Wednesday's snowstorm, Fajardo spoke to a half-filled auditorium at OCAD as part of the Faculty of Design's speaker series. He is currently the Director of Digital Media Studies and Electronic Media Arts Design at Denver University, as well as the Director of SWEAT, a collaborative of video game designers who strive to push gaming beyond the realm of entertainment. Fajardo sees video game design......

Alfred North Whitehead is quoted as saying "No one ever says, here I am, and I have brought my body with me." What it means to have a body, our often fractious relationship with it, and how its definitions have played out in relations of power are all topics of increasing importance in the art world. As science and technology expand the limits of the body, artistic practice is exploring new ways of its representation.......

What do you get when you cross a bunch of experimental music fans with people who tinker with circuits and software and synthesizers? If it's not I/O Media Collective you may want to keep it away from small children and animals who can perceive high-frequency sounds. Curious? Said Media Collective will be holding the next in their series of improv events, a VJ'd, circuit bent, dance, and audio improv experience, this Friday, March 23 at......

The subject on everyone's mind at Spacing this morning is Regent Park's revitalization project. Our favourite public space newswire will be featuring a series of documentaries on YouTube called Regent Park TV, a project by the Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre. The Toronto Public Space Committee will be screening another series on Regent Park at the Toronto Free Gallery on Thursday, December 14 @ 7:30. "You better be going to school this......

Now in its 7th year, the ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival opens tonight at the Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor W.) with the international premiere of the Kanakan Balintagos drama, Tuli. “The directors show a solid command of composition, lighting and pace”, commented Andrew Dowler in his review in last week’s NOW magazine. The festival continues until Sunday, closing with Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises, a documentary by Alanis Obomsawin, at the......

There is a beautiful quote about Myfawny Ashmore's art installation, Mario Battle No. 1. You may or may not be familiar with the piece. The first level of Super Mario Brothers is hacked to remove all game objects other than Mario, leaving nothing but the ground he walks on. You, as the player, are left to interact with his almost completely featureless world and take Mario for a walk. The beauty lies here -......