Blip Festival
The Blip Festival is a festival that celebrates chiptune music with musical performances, workshops, and screenings of movies. It has been held annually since 2006 in New York City. In recent years, there have been international versions of Blip Festival held in Europe, Asia, and Australia. The festival is curated and organized by 8bitpeoples, one of the foremost labels in the chiptune scene, as well as local arts organization The Tank. The New York festival (referred to simply as Blip Festival) has switched venues several times, beginning in 2006 at 15 Nassau Street in Manhattan, then moving to Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in 2007, and then being held in Brooklyn at the Bell House in 2008 and 2009. It went back to Eyebeam in 2011 and then the Gramercy Theatre in 2012.
StyloOniVision: I have to attend someday.
StyloOniVision: I have to attend someday.
iam8bit
iam8bit is a production company, creative think tank and art exhibition based in Los Angeles, California. The company works in many entertainment industries including video games, film, fashion and music. They have produced many projects including exclusive taste-maker mailers, large scale community events and short films. In 2011, iam8bit rebranded their identity to be more broadly focused, launching with a new logo and website.
StyloOniVision: Personally I think that iam8bit has strayed from the initial idea of retro video-gaming and video-game culture. I've been to a couple of their event and have seen only moderate amounts of references to older games in their work.I believe they've broadened their horizons a bit too far. The only thing that I see has retained it's nostalgic factor is the name. I feel they might be abusing the term 8-Bit, but unfortunately, I can't do anything about it. Yet.
StyloOniVision: Personally I think that iam8bit has strayed from the initial idea of retro video-gaming and video-game culture. I've been to a couple of their event and have seen only moderate amounts of references to older games in their work.I believe they've broadened their horizons a bit too far. The only thing that I see has retained it's nostalgic factor is the name. I feel they might be abusing the term 8-Bit, but unfortunately, I can't do anything about it. Yet.