Video Game Art - Self Portrait: Corleone Enforcer, Godfather Game on Xbox 360

[robertdolle]

Better than GTA ? Asshole GTA IV is better O it was in 2006 :) I talk to the history :) GFII is the best .

[TheStig64]

this game fucking awesome... played it for the first time in like 2 years... forgot how old it is :L

pointless video though

[h2oboy1]

Thanks for your comments. They weren't pointless. Keep watching!

[TheStig64]

uhh dnt wanna be rude or anything but whats the video trying to explain? how technology is always advancing or what?

[virtualsnake1994]

it's amazing that in so short time technology gets better and better, the human race is so smart that we took over the world and we are so dumb that we can't keep a balance on things and with all the things that r going on we, the human race are going to end

[cdr248]

pAsS tHe DoOBIe MaN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twinkedfury]

its ok not to bad but,gets very boring o well every game gets boring *unless ur addicted* check my vids=)

[fernandogt90]

i got a 2 questions.1.can u make youre own character?

2.its godfather awesome?

[azattac]

its a great game.You can put ur own clothes on.moustaches,goties.Its 1 of the best ganster games of all time

[TheOnlyVansboy]

y its awesome and yes you can make your own character

[fernandogt90]

thx i just figured out because i just bought it but thx anywayz.

[Eastsideman100]

u bought godfather 2 its out???

[cdr248]

1.yes

2.yes

to me better then GTA

[spbighi0]

way better

[espltdm251playa]

wtf i dident understand wtf was going on at all

[Bloodallday517]

shut up hippy

[positivoshow]

this gave me an idea. ty h2oboy

[ReservoirPunk]

You look way too much into games.

[GeForce47]

Lol!. That was strange!

[Chrissyburns16]

u sound like 1 of those computer voices

[LordoftheAxe06]

is it possible to make a mobface recreaton of don corleone

[bloodsrthebest]

probly not

[J0104J]

wot the fuuuk....wot a waste of 1min and 40secs!!!!

[drabbermeow]

what the fuck is this, i mean, its pointless...

[h2oboy1]

Thanks for the comment, but really... Pointless? Listen to the voice over again. If you are a gamer, then surely the ideas make some sense. It makes sense to many non-gamers and museum curators, so anyone who plays should be able to understand the ideas.

[beatles347]

ok dude. i'm a hardcore gamer and i think this is a fucking stupid viedeo. your saying" the player is beong controled while evetybody else is part of the program" we know that, duh! come on dude. it really is stupid.

[pr0n160]

Maybe Im wrong, but this you're talking about are bots.

[Blackened619]

No no dude there is a difference. An NPC is a non player character which cannot be controlled. A bot is a computer controlled character IN PLACE of a normally controllable character for convenience. An NPC can never be controlled however a BOT is a controllable character which is currently under AI control. It has a bigger signifigance in the realm of multiplayer.

[1bluesyboy1]

yeah, but i heard that crap about video gameinfluence, i play Black, but i dont go around with an AK trying to "stop government control" i just personally thought it was a bit weird

[h2oboy1]

Thanks for the comment, but I think you misunderstand the point of this video. It is not about the political discussion of how video games influence people or incite violence. It's about how we as players see ourselves within games - how our ideas about identity can be influenced by creating in-game identities that reflect the player's true nature, and not just the personality that the game developer's presume.

[Mcbozburger]

I thought it was pretty interesting

[jericoholic2004]

ur guy looks so gay

[davidguevaraso]

better on PC!

[HMZinSPOOKY]

I STHERE ALSO APC VERSION?!

[davidguevaraso]

yes I have it :)

[SWmodel29]

bad graphics

mafia is much better

[1167849]

another 1:40 of my life wasted on youtube...

[nhgoodeatsguy]

I noticed that somebody mis-spelled a Family name in their review of this clip....it's TATTAGLIA..and they aren't even in the clip....the gangsters froma rival Family are from the STRACCI Family.

[DrOrtmeyer]

no there green BARZIN

[skayteforlyph]

i hvce this game for ps2... theres a lot more cars in 360s version lol

[iluvdragonfable]

that was boring

[alexarto2o5]

noob im young and i know this and your about 40 so why do you have to tell us

[bramcash]

wtf

[punisher1000200300]

gay lol

[SmokescreenNinjaz]

no death? no explosions? whaaaaaaaack.

good vid tho.

[jippikaiey]

this is bad come on what's the point?

[emmforever]

whwre the fuck is the acrion that this awsome game have?

[Wendesungoesdown]

strolling along and boom boom shot by some taggatellis

[hollandkaas]

dude you also should have explained how the f*cking bad ass fighting/shooting works i mean there were 3 barzini/tagalia (i couldn't see it so well) standing in f*cking front of you you must WACK EM!

[deadsexy22]

that was kinda gay, u kill people in the godfather not describe them as life

[rock871]

wtf nuthin exploed or died >:(

[ihatewhiningbitches]

He could have at least shot down those Tattaglias thugs!

[StupidShitVideo]

jesus fucking christ. here we go with the bullshit comments trying to be philosophical and practically question the meaning of life itself. there was nothing wrong with what was said in the video or with the video overall. i agree, Vinewhip303 ..... bottom line, it's just a game.

[h2oboy1]

StupidShit, Thanks for the comment. It IS just a game, but as an artist I use all kinds of materials and ideas for my conceptual self portraits - Games, TV, sculptures, etc... There is a big shift occuring where people are able to appreciate conceptual art made with mass media. If you are in the Bay Area, come to my reception at the San Jose Museum of Art on June 7, 6-9pm where I will be displaying 3 of these game-based artworks.

[williamleespencer]

for fuck sake i whanted some killing!!

[DerrickStrait]

Whhaaaaa????

[Vinewhip303]

Im in no way an idiot, and i see what your trying to do, but you have to ask yourself this sole question. Does this game actually have any relevence to human nature at all or is it made by companys to amuse people? Personally, I think that too many people try to find subtext or anything in places that have none at all.

[h2oboy1]

Thanks for the comment, but I disagree regarding the lack of subtext or relavance in games. The world of critical theory has plenty to say regarding cyberspace/games as a venue for meaningful expression and art. By the same arguement you put forth, is ANY media (TV, movies, novels, theater) worth thinking about? Whether you agree or not, the ideas are out there, and many find them relevant.

[fluxoff]

In real life, blisters. Blisters with secondary blisters. Pockets of fluid become infected. Infection, unchecked, leads to muscle, ligament and bone damage. Constant pain, inability to stand touch, socks, sandals or shoes. Inability to stand at all. Pain even in a wheelchair, searing agony standing to enter the chair or bed. Gangrene. Amputation. Then, phantom pain of nerves long dead. Pain untreatable by painkiller or therapy. Only sleep, and dreams of parkour. Awake, only rage.

[Assaultgunner]

wth was that?

[brynblob]

just imagine a game where we could do anything we wanted. get any job you want, buy houses, get married and have kids. oh wait, you can do all those things in real life. The more life like games become, the more people will throw their lives away by dedicating their own real life to that of their character.

[h2oboy1]

Interesting take on games. But I can't help but wonder if the differences between real and virtual life will lose their distictions as we rely more on avatars, Mii's and icons to interact with each other. After all, we (you and I) have already entered into virtuality with this online exchange of ideas. Is earning $ as an architect in real life so different from earning it in Second Life? Hopefully my artwork poses the question.

[brynblob]

I see your point, in that I know you only as h2oboy, and that is all you are to me. But can we ever allow our lives to ever become fully integrated into a system such as this, or will our subconscious human nature prevent us from reaching a certain stage.

[sven95]

Ok you are starting to freak me out.

[fluxoff]

Found the problem: there's no 'you' or 'me', or 'starting' for that matter. Only continual freakout.

[fluxoff]

WTF? What was the exterior context of this performance?

[h2oboy1]

Good question, and one I hoped to inspire with this piece. Is the denial of the game's violent premise enough to elevate the action to the realm of performance? Does a performance require a human audience? What constitutes an audience? Can in-game AI be the audience? They respond in realtime to my actions - or in this case, lack of actions - in much the same way a human audience would. I guess I'm more interested in the question than the answer.

[webley566]

Are you obsessed with this game or are your trying to start a discussion about the human condition, if you are then this topic is never ending, I like your idea, if it is the idea that I have obtained by reading your reply.

[h2oboy1]

My current art explores identity in the info-based cultural landscape and examines the role of the self in this new terrain. We are learning to move outside the body and inhabit a world of VR, video games, DIY media, and online communities where we are often identified only by our screen name, icon or avatar. We're increasingly mediated by these technological filters, and beginning to face unique challenges in determining the boundries of the self within this context.