Doom's surly protagonist becomes art project
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Feb 20th 2007 at 10:25PM }
That's one zoomed space marine. An article on Videoludica discusses the latest work of one Damiano Colacito, said to be one of the most interesting contributors to the Italian Game Art scene. His "Face of Doom" exhibit, which opened the XXIII International Festival of Sarajevo, is comprised of Doom's HUD (heads-up display) being projected onto a war-damaged Hotel Europa.
As Flynn "Doomguy" Taggart endures damage, his face slowly transforms from that of a stern space marine into something more closely resembling an exceedingly displeased hamburger. Fans of Doom would certainly recognize the various levels of pain and bloody torment expressed by the silent protagonist, but what they might not be aware of is how those tie into the history of the hotel and the war that left it in ruins. As Doomguy grows visibly anguished and upset, so grows the metaphor for the people in Sarajevo and their reactions to seeing the destructive effects of war.
The video ends on an upbeat note, however -- Doomguy's health is restored, calling forth " the proverbial phoenix that rises from its ashes."
[Via GameSetWatch]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
you know @ Feb 20th 2007 11:26PM
woah... too deep for me, i just like to shoot things.
KiwiLord @ Feb 20th 2007 11:55PM
Good god thanks for reminding me about Flynn Tagart and those god-awful books. If you come within three meters of any of the DooM novels, please burn them... But anyway, that's pretty cool. DooM 2 was one of the first PC games I ever played, and any opportunity to see the Doomguy in art is always welcome...except in comic or novel form...
Rocketboy @ Feb 21st 2007 7:36AM
Wow.. I want to do art by taking something someone else made, and puting it on something yet someone else made.
barry @ Feb 21st 2007 11:24AM
ha! nice duke reference.
Pyronite @ Feb 21st 2007 1:37PM
"If you come within three meters of any of the DooM novels, please burn them..."
Hey man, I liked one of those Doom books! I don't remember which one... maybe the first... but I have good memories of it.
fearless_fx @ Feb 21st 2007 5:12PM
lol imagine what would happen if someone did this in Boston.
KiwiLord @ Feb 22nd 2007 3:42AM
I'll grant you that the first book was passable, and was the most DooM like, but all the others were...vomitorious...I had to make up a word for them. They were horrifying, and not in the good DooM way.