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visualstudiesworkshop
Visual Studies Workshop (Rochester, New York) is a non-profit arts organization that nurtures experimental and expansive approaches to photography and media arts, and builds community among artists and the public through exhibitions, publications and residencies.
As part of VSW's exhibitions and events, we regularly showcase experimental games and poetic software. Below are collections of games that have previously been shown and are available on itch.
questions/inquiries: nilsoncarroll [at] vsw.org

ESC to Leave: games by droqen (Nov. 6-7, 2025)
droqen's desperate attempt to explain, or explore, or understand the true meaning of "kill gameplay."
Platformer
SEQUENCEBREAK Experimental Arcade (Spring 2025)
My mother taught me this game, which her mother taught her.
Adventure
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BlueSuburbia is an exploration of interactive poetry and literature.
Interactive Fiction
Game Making Tools on Itch.io
A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system
a simple PuzzleScript level importer for Unity
The Electric Zine Maker (⚡️📝✂️) is a printshop and art tool for making zines.
hardware and software by barnyardia (Spring 2024)
Un-glitch your screen and restore the NES's memory by swapping tiles back into their proper addresses
Puzzle
games from the queer games bundle (Spring 2023)
Spin the wheel. Fall in love. Lose everything.
Visual Novel
A middle-aged queer man toddles around an island attempting to re-furnish his empty house.
Role Playing










































