Kent Sheely https://www.kentsheely.com/ art + games Sun, 31 May 2026 04:43:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.kentsheely.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-wavesquare-32x32.png Kent Sheely https://www.kentsheely.com/ 32 32 Under Construction https://www.kentsheely.com/under-construction/ Wed, 20 May 2026 17:55:15 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=2094 Game, 2026. A 2D platformer composed entirely of graphics from the early Internet. Just keep climbing! Controls...

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]]> “Passing By” mixed media series https://www.kentsheely.com/passingby-canvas/ Fri, 01 May 2026 04:43:20 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=2045 Embroidery thread & acrylic on canvas, 2026-ongoing. 18″x24″ Transitional glitches from Google Street View depicted via traditional...

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]]> It’s Still Real to Me Dammit https://www.kentsheely.com/its-still-real-to-me-dammit/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:59:02 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=2020 Screenshot Composites, 2026. Created for a wrestling zine. Screenshots taken from Power Move Pro Wrestling (PS1, 1996),...

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]]> Punching a Train to Death https://www.kentsheely.com/punching-a-train-to-death/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:04:55 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1990 Video, 2026. (5m45s) I shot this footage (in Fistful of Frags, a competitive Western-themed game) in November...

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]]> You Are Currently in a Session on Your Own https://www.kentsheely.com/you-are-currently-in-a-session-on-your-own/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:28:20 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1844 Video, 2026. (8m33s) No players online.

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]]> Night Drift https://www.kentsheely.com/night-drift/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:16:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1824 Digital Collage, 2026. Composites of cell phone photos I took during my nighttime walks through West Los...

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]]> You Really Should Stop Coming Down Here https://www.kentsheely.com/down-here/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:35:52 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1662 Digital Collages, 2025. Screenshots and text chat excerpts from a multiplayer Garry’s Mod server combined to create...

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]]> Frameworks https://www.kentsheely.com/frameworks/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:15:23 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1286 Embroidery + Acrylic on Canvas, 2025. A mixed media experiment: Video game “wireframe” 3D models stitched into...

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]]> The Shoplifter https://www.kentsheely.com/the-shoplifter/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:06:42 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1161 Video, 2025. (6m04s) A short film about retail theft, pieced together from various loss prevention training tapes.

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]]> Untitled (Calvin & Hobbes remixes) https://www.kentsheely.com/uh-oh/ https://www.kentsheely.com/uh-oh/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:19:32 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1146 Web Apps, 2025. Single weekday comic strip panels from Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, but with...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/uh-oh/feed/ 0 Thanks For The Cache https://www.kentsheely.com/geocaching/ https://www.kentsheely.com/geocaching/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:07:51 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1085 Webpage / Map Collage, 2024. Aerial photos of locations around the world that are associated coincidentally with...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/geocaching/feed/ 14 LIVE FIRE https://www.kentsheely.com/live-fire/ https://www.kentsheely.com/live-fire/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:27:49 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1064 Video, 2024. Found footage from across three decades tells the story of the United States government’s changing...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/live-fire/feed/ 28 Impressions of Play https://www.kentsheely.com/impressions-of-play/ https://www.kentsheely.com/impressions-of-play/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2024 02:22:08 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=40 Screenshots, 2024

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/impressions-of-play/feed/ 35 CityScope https://www.kentsheely.com/cityscope/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:51:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=2061 Video, 2024. (1m58s) Kaleidoscopic remake of a 2010 video work.

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]]> 30 Minutes https://www.kentsheely.com/30minutes/ https://www.kentsheely.com/30minutes/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:12:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=58 Video Series, 2017-2023. A series of 60-second vignettes set to noise music. Shot mostly in Garry’s Mod...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/30minutes/feed/ 28 The Internet Show https://www.kentsheely.com/internet-show/ https://www.kentsheely.com/internet-show/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2023 06:46:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=68 Video, 2023. (13m44s) Situated between experimental documentary and video collage, THE INTERNET SHOW uses found footage from...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/internet-show/feed/ 31 War Money https://www.kentsheely.com/war-money/ https://www.kentsheely.com/war-money/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2023 21:29:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=99 Video, 2023. (8m15s) Music video for “War Money” by Dan Rosenboom, from the album POLARITY. Dan Rosenboom...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/war-money/feed/ 17 Atari Remixes https://www.kentsheely.com/atari-remixes/ https://www.kentsheely.com/atari-remixes/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:35:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=103 Video Series, 2023. Short vignettes composed from recombinant gameplay footage of various Atari 2600 games & scored...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/atari-remixes/feed/ 0 Model Players https://www.kentsheely.com/garrys-moments/ https://www.kentsheely.com/garrys-moments/#respond Sun, 01 Jan 2023 03:30:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=218 Video Series, 2018-2023. Encounters and conversations in Garry’s Mod.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/garrys-moments/feed/ 0 Phantom Arrays https://www.kentsheely.com/phantom-arrays/ https://www.kentsheely.com/phantom-arrays/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:46:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=108 Screenshots, 2022. A series of “long exposure” screenshots taken in Far Cry 5 and Far Cry: New...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/phantom-arrays/feed/ 16 Welcome Back https://www.kentsheely.com/welcome-back/ https://www.kentsheely.com/welcome-back/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2022 21:59:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=130 Video, 2022. (4m35s) Re-entering the world after a pandemic.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/welcome-back/feed/ 12 Lost Signals https://www.kentsheely.com/lost-signals/ https://www.kentsheely.com/lost-signals/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2022 22:15:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=139 Screenshots, 2014-2022. An archive of abandoned and forgotten twitter accounts, initially released as a running series of...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/lost-signals/feed/ 9 You Have Completed All Heists https://www.kentsheely.com/you-have-completed-all-heists/ https://www.kentsheely.com/you-have-completed-all-heists/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 03:38:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=221 Screenshots, 2022. There’s no way to “complete” Grand Theft Auto Online, but waiting for you once you’ve...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/you-have-completed-all-heists/feed/ 0 Untitled (GTA Online has a slight hacker problem) https://www.kentsheely.com/untitled-gta-online-has-a-slight-hacker-problem/ Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:45:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=1855 Video, 2021. (9m30s) A time capsule from a more lawless time in Grand Theft Auto Online.

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]]> The Swamp: Screens in the Abyss https://www.kentsheely.com/the-swamp/ https://www.kentsheely.com/the-swamp/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:48:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=147 Photo Book: Screenshot Collages, 2021. “Swamp Cinema is a casual, social game mode where players can hang...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/the-swamp/feed/ 18 TurboZen Pro https://www.kentsheely.com/turbozen-pro/ https://www.kentsheely.com/turbozen-pro/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:12:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=163 Game, 2021. A Zen Garden simulator with randomized stones and a day/night cycle. For the busy professional...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/turbozen-pro/feed/ 6 READY FOR ACTION https://www.kentsheely.com/ready-for-action/ https://www.kentsheely.com/ready-for-action/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:42:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=160 Video Series, 2012-2021 Sixteen video game characters at the mercy of public transportation. Original Sets

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/ready-for-action/feed/ 24 Day Nap https://www.kentsheely.com/day-nap/ https://www.kentsheely.com/day-nap/#respond Fri, 12 Feb 2021 03:19:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=214 Video, 2021. (1m37s) Too hot and too loud.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/day-nap/feed/ 0 Still Loading https://www.kentsheely.com/still-loading/ https://www.kentsheely.com/still-loading/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:26:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=170 Video, 2021. (5m16s) In limbo. On a rainy day in Los Santos, the fictional city featured in...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/still-loading/feed/ 13 Stuck on a Loading Screen https://www.kentsheely.com/stuck-on-a-loading-screen/ https://www.kentsheely.com/stuck-on-a-loading-screen/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:16:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=326 Video, 2020. (01h0m0s) My mood for 2020. Created in the style of a contemporary ambient relaxation video,...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/stuck-on-a-loading-screen/feed/ 0 Ice Cream President https://www.kentsheely.com/ice-cream-president/ https://www.kentsheely.com/ice-cream-president/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:47:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=183 Video, 2020. (6m36s) Two scoops. Also available as an ambient scene

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/ice-cream-president/feed/ 4 Office of the Future https://www.kentsheely.com/office-of-the-future/ https://www.kentsheely.com/office-of-the-future/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:19:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=187 Digital Diorama, 2020. I modified the “Office” map from Counter-Strike: Source (2004) to reflect how I imagined...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/office-of-the-future/feed/ 0 Autopainters https://www.kentsheely.com/autopainters/ https://www.kentsheely.com/autopainters/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:47:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=201 Web App, 2020. Web apps designed to randomly simulate famous color field paintings.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/autopainters/feed/ 0 Modern Pacifism #2 https://www.kentsheely.com/modern-pacifism-2/ https://www.kentsheely.com/modern-pacifism-2/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:56:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=192 Performance / Video Series, 2019. An attempt to play through the 2019 remake of Call of Duty:...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/modern-pacifism-2/feed/ 34 Arma 3 Experiments https://www.kentsheely.com/arma-3-experiments/ https://www.kentsheely.com/arma-3-experiments/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2019 04:25:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=244 Video Series, 2019. Using the mission editor in Arma 3, a military simulator known for its extreme...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/arma-3-experiments/feed/ 0 Moving Day https://www.kentsheely.com/moving-day/ https://www.kentsheely.com/moving-day/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:35:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=247 Performance / Video, 2018. (5m00s) Originally streamed live in December of 2018, I set up a custom...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/moving-day/feed/ 0 Tina’s Pro Birding https://www.kentsheely.com/tinas-pro-birding/ https://www.kentsheely.com/tinas-pro-birding/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2018 07:14:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=273 Game / Installation, 2018 Determined to one-up a rival birdwatcher, Tina, you grab your binoculars & head...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/tinas-pro-birding/feed/ 17 Slasher on the Shortline https://www.kentsheely.com/slasher-on-the-shortline/ https://www.kentsheely.com/slasher-on-the-shortline/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:47:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=250 Game, 2018. A friend challenged me to make a game based on a property I knew nothing...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/slasher-on-the-shortline/feed/ 0 Jostled https://www.kentsheely.com/jostled/ https://www.kentsheely.com/jostled/#respond Sun, 12 Aug 2018 05:15:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=253 Screenshots, 2018. Photos of people in Assassin’s Creed: Origins at the moment the player bumps into them.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/jostled/feed/ 0 World Cup Conflict https://www.kentsheely.com/world-cup-conflict/ https://www.kentsheely.com/world-cup-conflict/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 03:30:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=998 Installation, 2018. An interactive multimedia collage made in collaboration with artist Null Ace that was exhibited first...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/world-cup-conflict/feed/ 0 Combat Tourism https://www.kentsheely.com/combat-tourism/ https://www.kentsheely.com/combat-tourism/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:50:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=454 Video, 2018. (3m40s) Documenting a nighttime air base raid in Arma 3, from a safe distance.

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/combat-tourism/feed/ 0 Hammer Valley Homes https://www.kentsheely.com/hammer-valley-homes/ https://www.kentsheely.com/hammer-valley-homes/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:55:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=458 Video / Performance, 2017. After touring several abandoned virtual houses that Garry’s Mod players designed after their...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/hammer-valley-homes/feed/ 0 Rewired https://www.kentsheely.com/rewired/ https://www.kentsheely.com/rewired/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2017 20:48:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=278 Screenshots, 2017. Images captured from within the Source game engine (2004) while utilizing development tools and exploiting...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/rewired/feed/ 9 Lucky 38 https://www.kentsheely.com/lucky-38/ https://www.kentsheely.com/lucky-38/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=293 Screenshots, 2017. Compositions from screenshots taken while barreling around the Lucky 38 Casino in Fallout: New Vegas...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/lucky-38/feed/ 9 Bodycam https://www.kentsheely.com/bodycam/ https://www.kentsheely.com/bodycam/#comments Fri, 12 May 2017 20:57:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=307 Video, 2017. Police action in a suburban neighborhood as captured by the officers’ body-worn cameras. Filmed in...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/bodycam/feed/ 13 FaultLine https://www.kentsheely.com/faultline/ https://www.kentsheely.com/faultline/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:35:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=319 Game, 2016. A simple but challenging platformer game that, due to a software glitch I discovered and...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/faultline/feed/ 20 Slamcaching https://www.kentsheely.com/slamcaching-game/ https://www.kentsheely.com/slamcaching-game/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:56:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=620 Game, 2016. Run really fast. Smash into obstacles & reveal the hidden Geocaches inside. Brute force is...

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]]> https://www.kentsheely.com/slamcaching-game/feed/ 0 Put It on My Tab https://www.kentsheely.com/put-it-on-my-tab/ https://www.kentsheely.com/put-it-on-my-tab/#respond Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:05:00 +0000 https://www.kentsheely.com/?p=323 Video, 2016. (9m12s) Former detective Max Payne waiting for drinks in bars he’s just shot up. Source:...

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