Triennale Game Collection

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Triennale Game Collection
Triennale Milano Game Collection.jpg
Genre(s) Various
Art game
Anthology
Developer(s) Various
Publisher(s) Triennale di Milano
Santa Ragione
Platform(s) Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS
First release2016
Latest release2022

The Triennale Game Collection is a series of original independent video game anthologies, published for free in 2016 and 2022 at the occasions of the 21st and 23rd Triennale di Milano and of the Milano Game Festival.

Contents

Concept

The collection is introduced as "a virtual exhibition of video games" showcasing their "artists’ experimental approach to interactivity". The games are developed specifically for the collection by various creators from around the world. The project is overseen by Pietro Righi Riva and the studio Santa Ragione.

Games

Volume 1

The five games from the first collection (2016) are the following:

  1. Il Filo Conduttore, by Mario von Rickenbach and Christian Etter
  2. LOCK, by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn (Tale of Tales)
  3. Neighbor, by Jake Elliott, Tamas Kemenczy and Ben Babbitt (Cardboard Computer)
  4. A Glass Room, by Pol Clarissou
  5. The Worm Room, by Everest Pipkin

Volume 2

The five games from the second collection (2022) are the following:

  1. WADE, by Optillusion
  2. We Are Poems, by Fern Goldfarb-Ramallo
  3. Nonno’s Legend, by Nina Freeman (Star Maid Games)
  4. MINE, by Adkwasi Bediako Afrane
  5. Contact, by Llaura McGee (Dreamfeel)

Development

First published from June 16, 2016, with a game each week on Android and iOS, [1] [2] the first volume of the collection was then adapted for Windows and MacOS computers in a version released on December 7, 2016. [3] [4] Two of the games, Il Filo Conduttore and The Worm Room, were later rereleased by their artists as standalone updated versions.

The second volume is launched for the 23rd Triennale, with five games for Android, iOS, Windows and MacOS published between July 12 and September 30, 2022. [5]

Notes and references

  1. Renaudin, Clement (16 June 2016). "The Triennale Game Collection is five experimental games by incredible Indie developers, out now". www.pocketgamer.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. McCarthy, Caty (2016-06-17). "Download a virtual art exhibit that features original games from around the world". Kill Screen - Previously. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. Caldwell, Brendan (2016-12-08). "Art darlings: Five free games in the Triennale Collection". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. "This year's best collection of experimental games is now on PC". Kill Screen - Previously. 2016-12-07. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  5. "5 videogiochi gratis che arrivano dalla Triennale Game Collection". Wired Italia (in Italian). 2022-06-30. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

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