The ''Triennale Game Collection'' is a series of original

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, published for free in 2016 and 2022 at the occasions of the 21st and 23rd Triennale di Milano and of the ''Milano Game Festival''.

Concept

The collection is introduced as "a virtual exhibition of video games" showcasing their "artists’ experimental approach to interactivity". The games are developed specifically for the collection by various creators from around the world. The project is overseen by Pietro Righi Riva and the studio Santa Ragione.

Games

Volume 1

The five games from the first collection (2016) are the following: # ''Il Filo Conduttore'', by Mario von Rickenbach and Christian Etter # ''LOCK'', by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn ( Tale of Tales) # ''Neighbor'', by Jake Elliott, Tamas Kemenczy and

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( Cardboard Computer) # ''A Glass Room'', by Pol Clarissou # ''The Worm Room'', by

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Volume 2

The five games from the second collection (2022) are the following: # ''WADE'', by Optillusion # ''We Are Poems'', by Fern Goldfarb-Ramallo # ''Nonno’s Legend'', by Nina Freeman (Star Maid Games) # ''MINE'', by Adkwasi Bediako Afrane # ''Contact'', by Llaura McGee (Dreamfeel)

Development

First published from June 16, 2016, with a game each week on

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, the first volume of the collection was then adapted for

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computers in a version released on December 7, 2016. Two of the games, ''Il Filo Conduttore'' and ''The Worm Room'', were later rereleased by their artists as standalone updated versions. The second volume is launched for the 23rd Triennale, with five games for

and

published between July 12 and September 30, 2022.

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