Ryan Green: links
Selected sources documenting Ryan Green's trajectory from interactive narrative to generative art on Art Blocks, including project records, critical profiles, interviews, and contextual essays.
In the AB[500]: Art Blocks
The Art Blocks project page records Beauty in the Hurting as a 1,024-edition generative collection released October 2021.
Art Blocks ↗The Art Blocks project page records flora, fauna, false gods & floods as a 400-edition generative collection released September 2022.
Art Blocks ↗An example token page on VERSE.works illustrates output and description from the Beauty in the Hurting series.
VERSE ↗Interviews
The Indie Gamer Chick interview presents extended discussion with Ryan and Amy Green on the narrative design of That Dragon, Cancer.
Indie Gamer Chick ↗The 2014 YouTube video records Ryan Green discussing the development and purpose of That Dragon, Cancer before its Kickstarter launch.
YouTube ↗Press and criticism
The Wired profile analyzes the personal and structural ambitions behind That Dragon, Cancer.
Wired ↗The Geeks Under Grace review considers That Dragon, Cancer as an example of games addressing profound personal and spiritual themes.
Geeks Under Grace ↗The Epilogue Gaming essay reflects on the lasting affective and formal impact of That Dragon, Cancer.
Epilogue Gaming ↗The Think Christian article explores the theological and emotional stakes of That Dragon, Cancer.
Think Christian ↗Museums and institutions
The DigiArt21 entry presents That Dragon, Cancer as a notable computer game merging personal narrative with digital systems.
DigiArt21 ↗The University of Toronto BMC speaker series page announces Ryan Green's 2021 talk on narrative and creative direction at Numinous Games.
BMC UofT ↗Galleries and exhibitions
The VERSE.works series page frames Beauty in the Hurting within a curated presentation of generative artworks.
VERSE ↗Essays, talks and podcasts
The AI and Faith member profile articulates Ryan Green's views on technology as a means to reveal rather than supplant human presence.
AI and Faith ↗The Medium essay Charity on Chain documents the philanthropic component tied to Beauty in the Hurting within the 2021 Art Blocks ecosystem.
Medium Link Art Blocks ↗Auctions and catalogues
The 2022 NFT Market Report teaser includes Beauty in the Hurting among highlighted generative collections in its market overview.
NFT Valuations ↗The Medium analysis of NFT market trends references Beauty in the Hurting as an example of generative art within broader digital art economies.
Medium NFT Analysis ↗Profiles and archives
The Wikipedia entry for That Dragon, Cancer summarizes the game's creation by Ryan and Amy Green and its basis in lived family experience.
Wikipedia ↗The official That Dragon, Cancer Our Family page supplies biographical context on Ryan Green's work as programmer and developer.
That Dragon Cancer ↗Video
The 2014 YouTube interview with Ryan Green provides primary-source discussion of the conceptual origins of That Dragon, Cancer.
YouTube ↗