We’re delighted to announce the online screening of Juan Poyuan’s War Game Map and Sino-French War in the back-to-back program HISTORIES/HERSTORIES
War Game Map and Sino-French War is an experimental machinima focusing on the war between the Qing Dynasty and the French in northern Taiwan in 1894. It uses the Chinese and French options from Age of Empires and a plug-in to a topographical map of Northern Taiwan based on ancient maps and literature. A digital reproduction of artist plays the role of a shoutcaster — an eSports commentator — describing the battle run by the game AI.
Juan Poyuan is a young Taipei-based artist who creates works about video games games and online communities focusing on political and cultural issues. He recently graduated in Fine Arts at the National Taipei University and is an active member of the The Tamsui River Project collective.
Watch a trailer below
