2002-3



q3apaint uses software bots in Quake3 arena to dynamically create digital paintings.
I use the term 'paintings' as the manner in which colour information is applied is very much like the layering of paint given by brush strokes o
n the canvas. q3apaint exploits a redraw function in the Quake3 Engine so that instead of a scene refreshing it's content as the software camera move
s, the information from past frames it allowed to persist.

As bots hunt each other, they produce these paintings. turning a combat arena into a shower of gestural artwork.

The viewer may become the 'eyes' of any given bot as they paint and manipulate the 'brushes' they use. In this way, q3apaint offers a
symbiotic partnership between player and bot in the creation of artwork.

The work is intended for installation in a gallery or public context with a printer. Using a single keypress, the user can capture a frame of the human-bo
t collaboration and take it home with them.

Visit the gallery.