Limits & Demonstrations

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{{title}} is the first {{KRZ}} ~~intermission act~~, released on February 8, 2013 between [[Act I|~~Acts~~ I]] and [[Act II|II]]. It features [[Emily, Ben, and Bob]] visiting an art museum as they walk around a retrospective ~~exhibit~~ of [[Lula Chamberlain]]'s work.

[[File:Limits & Demonstrations.png|thumb|right|Emily, Ben, and Bob in front of the exhibition text.]]

The player, acting as the three characters, may navigate the exhibition space while discussing and interacting with the works on display.

{{title}} is the first {{KRZ}} interlude, released on February 8, 2013 between Acts [[Act I|I]] and [[Act II|II]]. It features [[Emily, Ben, and Bob]] visiting an art museum as they walk around a retrospective exhibition of [[Lula Chamberlain]]'s work. The player, acting as the three characters, may navigate the exhibition space while discussing and interacting with the works on display.

''Limits & Demonstrations'' is available for download [http://kentuckyroutezero.com/limits-and-demonstrations/ here].

== Development ==

The game originally began as a "graphics card test" demo, for players to see whether their computer was capable of running ''Kentucky Route {{Zero}}''. [[Cardboard Computer]] stated in a February 2013 [[newsletter]] that they aimed to "[present] various graphics card features that the game requires as a virtual art gallery."<ref>[http://kentuckyroutezero.com/pub/newsletter-archive/2013-feb-krz-feb-13-newsletter-limits-demonstrations.html KRZ Feb. '13 Newsletter: Limits & Demonstrations]</ref>

== Overview ==

=== Gallery text ===

Wall text near the entrance of the room informs viewers that this is the first major exhibit consisting of works by artist Lula Chamberlain in more than twenty years.

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== Artworks ==

=== Artworks ===

In clockwise order, the works on display are as follows:

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* ''Overdubbed Nam June Paik installation, in the style of Edward Packer''. 1965, 1973, 1980. Magnetic tape, hand-held tape playback head, speaker system, voice of the artist, computer-synthesized speech.

** This installation pays homage to [[wikipedia:Nam June Paik|Nam June Paik]]'s ''[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/9536 Random Access]'', originally displayed in 1963~~, which~~ asks the audience to ~~compose~~ a personal music ~~piece~~ by guiding a playback head across strips of magnetic audiotape on the wall.~~<br />~~Lula's interpretation combines this concept of interaction with a ~~''Choose Your Own Adventure''~~-style narrative popularized by the author [[wikipedia:Edward Packard (writer)|Edward Packard]]. The interactive audioplay is narrated by Lula herself. In parts, the narrative diverges in irreconcilable ways, leaving the viewer to wonder whether what they just heard is factually true. [[Joseph]] and [[Donald]] also appear in the recordings.

** This installation pays homage to [[wikipedia:Nam June Paik|Nam June Paik]]'s ''[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/9536 Random Access]'', originally displayed in 1963. The original piece asks the audience to create a personal music composition by guiding a playback head across strips of magnetic audiotape on the wall. Lula's interpretation combines this concept of interaction with a "choose your own adventure"-style narrative popularized by the author [[wikipedia:Edward Packard (writer)|Edward Packard]]. The interactive audioplay is narrated by Lula herself. In parts, the narrative diverges in irreconcilable ways, leaving the viewer to wonder whether what they just heard is factually true. [[Joseph]] and [[Donald]] also appear in the recordings, and it is generally understood that this exhibit is Lula's version of the events of her "love polygon" with the two of them.

** A flowchart for the dialogue in this piece can be viewed [[:File:Overdubbed Nam June Paik flowchart.png|here]].

* ''Visage''. 1984. Unknown media.

** A black and white profile of [[Donald]]'s face. This is more easily discernible with the video sped up, as viewable [https://consolidatedpower.co/~donald/zero/images/8/82/Visage.webm here].

** Inspired by a poem in the 1983 book ''The Policeman's Beard is Half-Constructed'', presented having been authored by a computer program called [[wikipedia:Racter|Racter]], programmed by William Chamberlain.

* ''Basement Puzzle #2 (artist, sunset, and horse)''. 1976. Plaster and wire.

** A reference to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-FbCaNHMqk discarded puzzle] set in the basement of [[Equus Oils]] which, before the game's release, featured in [[Act I]].

== Little Berlin exhibition ==

Little Berlin – a gallery, artist collective, and exhibition space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – hosted an art show featuring recreations of the in-game artworks as part of a real-life exhibition titled [http://www.littleberlin.org/calendar/2013/10/17/limits-and-demonstrations-a-lula-chamberlain-retrospective "Limits and Demonstrations: A Lula Chamberlain Retrospective"]. The exhibition opened on October 4, 2013 and was curated by Lee Tusman, with future selected showings on October 10 and 17. The October 17 date featured a special reception and talk with [[Cardboard Computer]] via Google Hangouts (also streamed online), in collaboration with the Grassroots Game Conference.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/722398061110476/ Limits And Demonstrations: A Lula Chamberlain Retrospective - Facebook]</ref>

A showing scheduled for October 24 was cancelled after the gallery's host building was temporarily closed after receiving building code violations.<ref>[https://hiddencityphila.org/2013/10/viking-mill-in-kensington-shut-by-l-artists-makers-out/ Viking Mill In Kensington Shut By L&I; Artists, Makers Out – Hidden City Philadelphia]</ref>

Little Berlin 1.jpg|''Overdubbed Nam June Paik installation, in the style of Edward Packer''

Little Berlin 2.jpg|''Visage''

Little Berlin 3.jpg|''Vertex Texture Fetch (Tree, television, and suspended cathode ray tube)''

</gallery>

== Screenshots ==

== References ==

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Limits & Demonstrations''}}
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+{{Acts}}
-{{title}} is the first {{KRZ}} intermission act, released on February 8, 2013 between [[Act I|Acts I]] and [[Act II|II]]. It features [[Emily, Ben, and Bob]] visiting an art museum as they walk around a retrospective exhibit of [[Lula Chamberlain]]'s work.
+[[File:Limits & Demonstrations.png|thumb|right|Emily, Ben, and Bob in front of the exhibition text.]]
-The player, acting as the three characters, may navigate the exhibition space while discussing and interacting with the works on display.
+{{title}} is the first {{KRZ}} interlude, released on February 8, 2013 between Acts [[Act I|I]] and [[Act II|II]]. It features [[Emily, Ben, and Bob]] visiting an art museum as they walk around a retrospective exhibition of [[Lula Chamberlain]]'s work.  The player, acting as the three characters, may navigate the exhibition space while discussing and interacting with the works on display.
 ''Limits & Demonstrations'' is available for download [http://kentuckyroutezero.com/limits-and-demonstrations/ here].
+== Development ==
+The game originally began as a "graphics card test" demo, for players to see whether their computer was capable of running ''Kentucky Route {{Zero}}''. [[Cardboard Computer]] stated in a February 2013 [[newsletter]] that they aimed to "[present] various graphics card features that the game requires as a virtual art gallery."<ref>[http://kentuckyroutezero.com/pub/newsletter-archive/2013-feb-krz-feb-13-newsletter-limits-demonstrations.html KRZ Feb. '13 Newsletter: Limits & Demonstrations]</ref>
 == Overview ==
+=== Gallery text ===
 Wall text near the entrance of the room informs viewers that this is the first major exhibit consisting of works by artist Lula Chamberlain in more than twenty years.
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 </poem>
-== Artworks ==
+=== Artworks ===
 In clockwise order, the works on display are as follows:
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 * ''Overdubbed Nam June Paik installation, in the style of Edward Packer''. 1965, 1973, 1980. Magnetic tape, hand-held tape playback head, speaker system, voice of the artist, computer-synthesized speech.
-** This installation pays homage to [[wikipedia:Nam June Paik|Nam June Paik]]'s ''[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/9536 Random Access]'', originally displayed in 1963, which asks the audience to compose a personal music piece by guiding a playback head across strips of magnetic audiotape on the wall.<br />Lula's interpretation combines this concept of interaction with a ''Choose Your Own Adventure''-style narrative popularized by the author [[wikipedia:Edward Packard (writer)|Edward Packard]]. The interactive audioplay is narrated by Lula herself. In parts, the narrative diverges in irreconcilable ways, leaving the viewer to wonder whether what they just heard is factually true. [[Joseph]] and [[Donald]] also appear in the recordings.
+** This installation pays homage to [[wikipedia:Nam June Paik|Nam June Paik]]'s ''[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/9536 Random Access]'', originally displayed in 1963. The original piece asks the audience to create a personal music composition by guiding a playback head across strips of magnetic audiotape on the wall. Lula's interpretation combines this concept of interaction with a "choose your own adventure"-style narrative popularized by the author [[wikipedia:Edward Packard (writer)|Edward Packard]]. The interactive audioplay is narrated by Lula herself. In parts, the narrative diverges in irreconcilable ways, leaving the viewer to wonder whether what they just heard is factually true. [[Joseph]] and [[Donald]] also appear in the recordings, and it is generally understood that this exhibit is Lula's version of the events of her "love polygon" with the two of them.
+** A flowchart for the dialogue in this piece can be viewed [[:File:Overdubbed Nam June Paik flowchart.png|here]].
 * ''Visage''. 1984. Unknown media.
+** A black and white profile of [[Donald]]'s face. This is more easily discernible with the video sped up, as viewable [https://consolidatedpower.co/~donald/zero/images/8/82/Visage.webm here].
+** Inspired by a poem in the 1983 book ''The Policeman's Beard is Half-Constructed'', presented having been authored by a computer program called [[wikipedia:Racter|Racter]], programmed by William Chamberlain.
 * ''Basement Puzzle #2 (artist, sunset, and horse)''. 1976. Plaster and wire.
+** A reference to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-FbCaNHMqk discarded puzzle] set in the basement of [[Equus Oils]] which, before the game's release, featured in [[Act I]].
+== Little Berlin exhibition ==
+Little Berlin – a gallery, artist collective, and exhibition space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – hosted an art show featuring recreations of the in-game artworks as part of a real-life exhibition titled [http://www.littleberlin.org/calendar/2013/10/17/limits-and-demonstrations-a-lula-chamberlain-retrospective "Limits and Demonstrations: A Lula Chamberlain Retrospective"]. The exhibition opened on October 4, 2013 and was curated by Lee Tusman, with future selected showings on October 10 and 17. The October 17 date featured a special reception and talk with [[Cardboard Computer]] via Google Hangouts (also streamed online), in collaboration with the Grassroots Game Conference.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/722398061110476/ Limits And Demonstrations: A Lula Chamberlain Retrospective - Facebook]</ref>
+A showing scheduled for October 24 was cancelled after the gallery's host building was temporarily closed after receiving building code violations.<ref>[https://hiddencityphila.org/2013/10/viking-mill-in-kensington-shut-by-l-artists-makers-out/ Viking Mill In Kensington Shut By L&I; Artists, Makers Out – Hidden City Philadelphia]</ref>
+<gallery>
+Little Berlin 1.jpg|''Overdubbed Nam June Paik installation, in the style of Edward Packer''
+Little Berlin 2.jpg|''Visage''
+Little Berlin 3.jpg|''Vertex Texture Fetch (Tree, television, and suspended cathode ray tube)''
+</gallery>
 == Screenshots ==
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+== References ==
+<references />
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+[[Category:Fictional]]

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