Avant Gaming:
avant-gaming
-noun
1. an advanced group in game design whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
-adjective
1. of or pertaining to the experimental treatment of games and play styles.
2. unorthodox or daring game designs; radical.

Avant Game List

Avant games are games that in a certain time and place, by design, modification or accident, offer a unique experience of play through the subversion of mainstream conventions.

Please email me with games you wish to see included in this list.

Arcade: A Blinkenlights Installation
Designer(s): Chaos Computer Club
Platform: Installation Game(s)

Arteroids
Designer(s): Jim Andrews
Platform: Internet-Based Game

Augmented Coliseum
Designer(s): Masahiko INAMI, Et al.
Platform: Installation Game(s)

Basho’s Frogger
Designer(s): Neil Hennsessy
Platform: Internet-Based Game

I Shot Andy Warhol
Designer(s): Cory Arcangel
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System

Parkour
Designer(s): David Belle
Platform: Physical Art

Stencil Story: She Loves The Moon
Designer(s): ????
Platform: Big Game