Sacrifice of the Mushroom kings....SMH

A few weeks ago I went to go see an art installation at the Curators Office gallery in DC. The installation was an animation called "Sacrifice of the Mushroom Kings." I found out about this exhibit by reading an article posted on Kotaku (link). The animation featured characters from some of my favorite video games and told an ambiguous story about the current economic and sociopolitical standpoint of the United States. Bullshit. That's exactly what it was. This story could have been better told without using video games as a gimmick for attracting viewers. There was no connection between the message and the characters used. The render quality of the piece did stand out but quality is expected for anything being shown in a gallery setting. The animation was shoddy, characters feet weren't properly on the ground along with the jittering between different phases of movement. Please reference the "Animator's Survival Kit." Here's the trailer:    

81st Annual student art show

Oh, quite the event this was. The opportunity to showcase your work in a gallery setting is always an honor. The student show went well for the electronic studio with the addition of separate categories for our department. The electronic studio had the gallery glowing with the light of our plasma screens showcasing our digital work. It was awesome. I submitted three pieces into the show this year, Two digital prints, one of which won 2nd place in the undergraduate digital print category, and one animation which I won 1st for.