What caught my attention in this article was noticing the interaction between playing video games and the relationship with them. Even thought now interactive media has now become more complex as stated in the article, people tend to draw the line on what’s attractive in media and decide on whether or not to take part in it. The artwork discussed on Toshio Iwai work was inserting something that is playful into this interface that everyone could enjoy. The first game made by him was Iwai’s Elektroplankton (2005), created for Nintendo’s DS game consoles. I remember I owned a Nintendo DS and that was my first handleld game where I experience some sense of motion and enjoyment with the games. In addition to that, this system is portable meaning I can share this with mutiple people, mutual interactive station.

My overall idea of having interactive games or just art in general so it can become more pleasing the the public instede of of it being a conceptual piece. Getting more tied to the object relationship wise for better understanding.

Video Gameplay of Elektroplankton

Interactive music video throughout different stages.