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Among the Exhibits at the Upcoming Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris Will Be Sketches and Illustrations Used to Create Amerzone and the Syberia Series

Among the Exhibits at the Upcoming Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris Will Be Sketches and Illustrations Used to Create Amerzone and the Syberia Series

Among the Exhibits at the Upcoming Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris Will Be Sketches and Illustrations Used to Create Amerzone and the Syberia Series

This exhibition will be the first of its kind in the world, showcasing over 800 sketches, watercolors, traditional and digital paintings, animations and sculptures of 12 French gaming studios

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The creations of Benoit Sokal have served as the blueprints for Amerzone and the Syberia games, all of which represent major titles in Microïds’ adventure games catalog. These works of art will now be among those on display at the exhibition Art in Video Games: The French Inspiration to be held September 25-March 6, 2016 at Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris.

In an era of computerized design, Sokal continues to use pencil sketches and watercolors to bring life and rich artistic value to his fantastic, mysterious gaming worlds. This is particularly true of the Syberia series.

Concerning the exhibition, Sokal has said: The way in which video games are perceived is changing in people’s minds. The Art Ludique museum has always showed its imaginative streak by focusing the spotlight on the masterpieces of popular culture, and this exhibition is no exception by exclusively paying tribute to the people that design video game worlds. It gives me an immense feeling of pride to see some of the artwork that was instrumental in masterminding the Syberia series, both past and future, displayed in the company of other leading video games titles produced in France.

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Karla Munger

Karla Munger

I've been with JA in one capacity or other since 2003. I'm currently website administrator. I'm also a digital artist (my avatar is one of my creations). I write reviews and articles, create graphics and basically help tend the site. It's work I enjoy very much. I love playing games of all kinds, but adventure and RPGs are my favorites (particularly scary/dark/unsettling ones). At the top of my list are The Cat Lady, The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Still Life (first one only), Scratches and Culpa Innata. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool recluse and prefer the company of animals, hardware and ghosts to human beings (no offense). And no bio would be complete without my saying that I do NOT care for phones of ANY sort. Further, I think Dell computers are garbage and that Microsoft has become megalomaniacal. "I put my heart and soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." - Vincent Van Gogh "I need solitude for my writing; not like a hermit - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man." - Franz Kafka "I've been to hell and back, my boy." - Susan Ashworth, The Cat Lady

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