VIDEO CONTENT WARNINGS: - Suicide (depiction of suicidal thoughts 18:16-18:21) - Intrusive Thoughts (depictions 18:03-18:21) - Sex and Nudity (themes and discussion of sexuality 5:26-7:22, censored drawings of nudity 6:00-6:07, 6:38-6:52, non-explicit drawings of pornography 6:23-6:30) - Colonialism and Racism (themes of colonialism 11:05-12:56, depictions of gentrification 11:10-11:32, drawing of confederate flag 11:20-11:26, abstract depiction of bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki 17:34-17:46) - Transphobia (discussion and depictions of gender dysphoria and internalized transphobia 5:25-7:22) - Abuse and Bullying (depiction of physical violence 7:23-7:30, themes and discussion of school bullying and educational abuse 7:23-9:05, themes and discussion of parental abuse 11:05-12:56, themes and discussion of internet harassment 22:16-22:39) - Religious Trauma (brief mention of cult 6:55-6:59, religious imagery 7:30-7:33, 8:21-8:30, 9:53-10:11, themes 9:06-11:04) - Grief and Loss (discussion and abstract themes of grief and loss 0:52-3:41, death of loved one mentioned 2:14-2:34, depiction of mass death 17:34-17:49, themes and discussion of a loved one with dementia 22:39-23:10) - COVID-19 (mentioned 14:09-14:19) - Blood (drawings 7:38-7:42, 11:49-11:55, 17:45-17:49)
#lineriderMalizma - Gamification (Outside the Lines Podcast, Episode 5)Line Rider Review2023-11-29 | September Hofmann interviews Malizma about his October 2022 Line Rider track, Gamification. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=_9nt64t3Ob4
Highlights: - Coding in Line Rider - Approaching Line Rider from a puzzle-solving perspective - Why a blank sheet of paper is a game engine
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast is an interview series where September Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to September Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or on its Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/outsidethelines/
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey. Interview conducted on March 21, 2023.
Table of Contents: 00:00 - Intro 01:52 - What is Gamification? 03:25 - Creation Process 20:55 - Technical Aspects of Line Rider 29:35 - Games 37:28 - Music Synchronization 43:29 - Color 47:07 - Line Rider Meta-Commentary 54:24 - The Future 57:33 - OutroTRAILER: Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2022 [loud sounds, flashing lights]Line Rider Review2023-02-01 | WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=0ovNRzZC1Xw
#lineridergavinroo538 - A Rush of Blood to the Head (Outside the Lines Podcast, Episode 4)Line Rider Review2023-01-26 | (CW: discussion of suicide) Ava Hofmann interviews gavinroo538 about his December 2021 Line Rider film, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=wsey3gjhQto
Highlights: - Making art about your feelings in a toxic environment - Feeling like an outsider in the Line Rider community - Losing faith in the Mormon church
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or on its Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/outsidethelines/
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on November 10, 2022.
Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 2:01 - What is A Rush of Blood to the Head? 13:59 - Personal Expression 19:02 - Politics 27:30 - Movement 31:49 - Influences 39:30 - Post-release Feelings 46:38 - The Future 50:59 - OutroAva Hofmann - The September Trilogy (Outside the Lines Podcast, Episode 3)Line Rider Review2022-11-26 | Bevibel Harvey interviews Ava Hofmann about her series of 2022 Line Rider releases, The September Trilogy. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6PaFt7_toY
Highlights: - How making art and healing from trauma are often intertwined - The layered emotional meanings of scribbles - Why comics are the ultimate art form
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or on its Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/outsidethelines/
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on August 11, 2022.
Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - What is The September Trilogy? 5:45 - Scribbles 16:28 - Comics (& scribbles cont.) 26:57 - Poetry 38:13 - Trauma 44:49 - Healing 57:18- Post-release feelings 1:01:31 - The Future 1:08:19 - OutroUTD - Let the Bodies Hit The Floor (Outside the Lines Podcast, Episode 2)Line Rider Review2022-09-01 | Ava Hofmann interviews UTD about his July 2022 Line Rider track release, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=DYITT3KasVo
Highlights: - Deconstructing the animation grindset - Cultivating a neurodivergent art medium - Mosh pitting as a representation of plurality
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or on its Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/outsidethelines/
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on August 11, 2022.
Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - What is Bodies? 8:02 - Offsled 19:28 - Movement 25:53 - Storytelling 35:58 - Post-production 42:21 - Style shift in 2021 49:16 - Influences 55:12 - Post-Release Feelings 1:04:39 - The Future 1:12:04 - OutroJade Decker - Mount Eerie (Outside the Lines Podcast, Episode 1)Line Rider Review2022-06-26 | In the first ever episode of Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast, Ava Hofmann interviews Jade Decker (AKA Branches) about her April 2022 Line Rider track release, Mount Eerie. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=cUaKN41TePQ
Highlights: - Why death, nature, and queerness are all intertwined - How the idea for the iconic ending of Mount Eerie was stumbled on by accident - How having your corpse eaten by vultures is gay
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or on its Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/outsidethelines/
#lineriderI Cant Ride These Lines Without You - Line Rider In DepthLine Rider Review2021-12-27 | I Can't Ride These Lines Without You: youtube.com/watch?v=hBwfZlTY0pQ (watch the first minute of the video essay before clicking!)
Notes: - 1:19:06 I have been made aware that the 10 point cannon generator I show on screen was created two weeks after the largest single frame blue line stack. (There was a different 10pc generator since 2018 but it was a lot more janky to use.) I think the point still stands, but I would have included this detail in the video had I realized the order of events was slightly different than I thought and implied it was.
Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Part 1: Story Beats 11:30 - Part 2: Parts of a Whole 25:03 - Part 3: Criticism Time 42:13 - Part 4: Thinking Critically About Your Audience 1:10:34 - Part 5: What's It All About? 1:41:11 - Part 6: What Can We Do About All This??? 1:51:30 - Outro
Music used in order of appearance (when not from video shown and cited on screen): Nouveau Life™ - A New Feeling (off New World™) [used throughout] Nouveau Life™ - 新鮮なスキーム (Track #2 off New World™) [used throughout] Nouveau Life™ - Start Life (off New World™) [used throughout] Explosions in the Sky - The Only Moment We Were Alone (off The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place) M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames (off Before The Dawn Heals Us) Nouveau Life™ - Refund Policies (off New World™) Low - When I Go Deaf (off The Great Destroyer) Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine (off The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place) aaaand the part 6 intro... you knowElevator Pitch #3: Early Explorations in Post-ProductionLine Rider Review2021-05-13 | Playlist of these tracks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCandzMXgINqxvwPLJY9rV500 Appreciate our work? Want to encourage us to make more? Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/lineriderreview Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 Elevator Pitch Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCakO__1MWSiFeuV3UVQqrXDU
#lineriderA History of Line Rider [Lecture]Line Rider Review2019-04-22 | Lecture starts at 2:21 / Q&A at 56:10 / Turn on subtitles!!!! Lecture at Match Gallery Line Rider exhibition in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 21, 2019. Full description below.
Lecture also given on March 23, 2019: youtube.com/watch?v=_i5v7vCdlKk (Video is unlisted - audio quality is better, but I wasn't as happy with the delivery of the lecture. The Q&A features creators Hanuman and Anton presenting Boštjan with a gift from the community, so please do feel free to check that out.)
A History of Line Rider 13 years of a niche subculture at the intersection of art and gaming
Award-winning internet phenomenon Line Rider, which began in 2006 as a flash “toy” uploaded to DeviantArt by university student Boštjan Čadež, may have faded into relative obscurity by 2010, but a small but dedicated internet community continued probing the possibilities of this open-ended sandbox game for years. From lush landscapes drawn by hand, to advanced animation tools, to detailed analysis of the physics engine, the endless possibilities of the blank canvas have been explored beyond what anyone could have imagined. Line Rider aficionado Ben Harvey, A.K.A. Rabid Squirrel, will take us through more than a decade of Line Rider history, philosophy, and culture. Now that new viral works have brought Line Rider back into the cultural spotlight, what can we learn about art, gaming, and online communities from studying the history of the Line Rider subculture?
Ben Harvey, A.K.A. Rabid Squirrel, is a multimedia artist and designer who has been creating things in Line Rider since 2007. They ran the Line Rider community hub We Ride The Lines from 2008 to 2016, and have directed and produced numerous community events and projects. They have long been one of the most prominent curators and one of the foremost critical voices in Line Rider, known for analyzing Line Rider works from an artistic perspective and for creating and maintaining the Line Rider Archival Project. Following the viral success of their 51-minute track This Will Destroy You, they became the first Line Rider creator to freelance in paid commissions, as well as creating the video essay “Line Rider: The Gamification of an Art Medium”