<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[bava.studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Window Dressing]]></description><link>https://bava.studio/</link><image><url>https://bava.studio/favicon.png</url><title>bava.studio</title><link>https://bava.studio/</link></image><generator>Ghost 5.75</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:29:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://bava.studio/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Un pomeriggio e una serata fantastici al Torneo di Tetris al bava.studio: tanta gente, grande energia, partite memorabili e la presenza speciale di Giogi. Un evento divertente e competitivo reso possibile grazie a Riky e alla community.]]></description><link>https://bava.studio/riepilogo-del-torneo-di-tetris/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699efaa53dbfed0001d369da</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Groom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:41:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113393021_a8d2dc00cc_c.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113393021_a8d2dc00cc_c.jpg" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris"><p><strong>NB:</strong> Questo post &#xE8; tradotto, in modo piuttosto approssimativo, dalla <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/tetris-tournament-recap/?ref=bava.studio" rel="noreferrer">versione originale in inglese</a>. <em>Forgive all the weirdness that follows linguistically :)</em></p><p>Sono gi&#xE0; tornato a <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/how-did-that-tetris-tournament-go/?ref=bava.studio" rel="noreferrer">parlarne sul bava</a>, ma sono stato tutto sorridente da sabato scorso durante il <a href="https://bava.studio/torneo-di-tetris/" rel="noreferrer">Torneo di Tetris</a> al <a href="https://bava.studio/" rel="noreferrer">bava.studio</a> questo weekend. &#xC8; stato assolutamente fantastico, la gente &#xE8; venuta a giocare a Tetris, il campione mondiale Giogi &#xE8; stato incredibile, e Riky ha fatto accadere tutto. Voglio solo ringraziare di cuore tutti coloro che sono venuti e si sono divertiti.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112518697_806d7f791e_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55112518697_806d7f791e_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112518697_806d7f791e_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Paolo e Giogi discutono strategie di Tetris</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>Avevo gi&#xE0; scritto <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/tetris-diorama-and-the-birth-of-console-windows/?ref=bava.studio" rel="noreferrer">del mio impegno per promuovere l&#x2019;evento creando una console Tetris nella vetrina</a>. &#xC8; stato davvero generativo, e penso che tutto questo filone di console/tecnologia nella diorama col tempo possa avere un futuro oltre questo evento. Ma l&#x2019;evento &#xE8; stato il centro, e Riky ha avuto l&#x2019;idea di portare Giovanni (&#x201C;Giogi&#x201D;) nello spazio e farne un evento vero e proprio. &#xC8; stata una buona idea, la gente &#xE8; venuta ed &#xE8; stata felice.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113397901_e4861bb7be_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113397901_e4861bb7be_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113397901_e4861bb7be_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Riky e Zeno al lavoro per il premio</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>Non abbiamo fatto social media &#x2014; sono ancora un hippie refrattario &#x2014; ma ci sono sticker sulla porta d&#x2019;ingresso, manifesti sopra la porta, e un emailer inviato tramite il sito <a href="https://bava.studio/" rel="noreferrer">bava.studio</a> (costruito con Ghost e che invia info evento agli iscritti).</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113402251_669cd3268a_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113402251_669cd3268a_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113402251_669cd3268a_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Lo sticker sulla porta (tutto di Riky!) e il poster con Giogi sopra la porta</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>Inaspettatamente la gente &#xE8; venuta nel pomeriggio e nella serata a giocare e divertirsi. Il torneo di Tetris &#xE8; stato fondamentale. Ha davvero ancorato l&#x2019;evento con un desiderio condiviso, e il gioco &#xE8; stato sia divertente che competitivo &#x2014; anche se io facevo pena. Abbiamo anche visto Giogi superare casualmente 1 milione di punti diverse volte nel corso del pomeriggio e della sera.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1167660004?app_id=122963" width="426" height="240" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="1 million!"></iframe></figure><p>Guardare qualcuno cos&#xEC; bravo &#xE8; veramente ispirante, e lui ha portato davvero quell&#x2019;energia. Era semplicemente divertente stare con lui. Pieno di passione e pi&#xF9; che disponibile a condividere tutto ci&#xF2; che sa su Tetris, cos&#xEC; puoi eccitarti quanto lui. Un essere umano assolutamente raro, e tutti l&#xEC; hanno assorbito quell&#x2019;energia ed &#xE8; stato semplicemente un pomeriggio e una serata deliziosi &#x2014; Giogi ha davvero portato il suo &quot;Agame,&quot; e noi ne siamo stati tutti migliori e pi&#xF9; felici grazie a lui.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112646500_79f8be506a_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="639" height="295" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55112646500_79f8be506a_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112646500_79f8be506a_z.jpg 639w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Giogi &#xE8; INCREDIBILE</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>Il fulcro della serata &#xE8; stato il torneo, e quello &#xE8; stato un evento a s&#xE9; stante. La gente &#xE8; venuta e giocava davvero bene. Ero particolarmente felice che una compagna GenX, Cristina, sia arrivata e abbia portato a casa l&#x2019;oro.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113600248_bc3f12fc1a_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113600248_bc3f12fc1a_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113600248_bc3f12fc1a_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">La grande campionessa GenX!</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>&#xC8; davvero figo perch&#xE9; Cristina &#xE8; la mamma di Riky, quindi c&#x2019;&#xE8; stato un bel momento da &#x201C;figlio orgoglioso&#x201D; tra il pubblico. A dare filo da torcere a Cristina &#xE8; stato Claudio, che credo sia stato il primo ad arrivare e ha chiuso bene.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113656159_bf335070a9_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113656159_bf335070a9_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113656159_bf335070a9_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Giogi e Claudio festeggiano il secondo posto</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>Al terzo posto &#xE8; arrivato Andrea, che era anche presente all&#x2019;evento <em>Haunted Arcade</em> a Halloween, quindi stiamo iniziando ad avere una vera massa critica. Congratulazioni a tutti e tre per aver reso tutto cos&#xEC; divertente e per essere cos&#xEC; fichi mentre lo facevano.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113392906_56c7fc7c28_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113392906_56c7fc7c28_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113392906_56c7fc7c28_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrea porta a casa il premio di terzo posto</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>La parte bella &#xE8; stata anche che, mentre aspettavi il tuo turno, potevi andare dai videogiochi e fare qualche partita di riscaldamento.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113673804_843ffeddf2_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55113673804_843ffeddf2_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55113673804_843ffeddf2_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sono davvero splendidi!</em></i></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112532067_2a6a135346_z.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/55112532067_2a6a135346_z.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/55112532067_2a6a135346_z.jpg 640w"><figcaption><i><em class="italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">E li abbiamo messi in lineup forte&#x2026;</em></i></figcaption></figure><p>E avevamo una bella lineup, per&#xF2; <em>Dig Dug </em>e <em>Make Trax </em>hanno avuto problemi con i monitor. Li ho gi&#xE0; sistemati dato che erano problemi minori, ma fa male toglierne uno dei miei &#x201C;piccoli&#x201D; dalla lineup.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2026/02/thing_trading_card_flamethrower.gif" class="kg-image" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris" loading="lazy" width="374" height="267"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Animated movie film trading card for The Thing</span></figcaption></figure><p>Il successo di questo evento mi entusiasma davvero per capire cosa succeder&#xE0; dopo. Stiamo lavorando su una diorama di <em>They Live</em> per la prossima volta, quindi l&#x2019;idea potrebbe essere quella di legare qualcosa di divertente a quello per un&#x2019;apertura. Che tipo di gioco a tema Carpenter potremmo creare? Forse provare a capire chi &#xE8; un &#x201C;Thing&#x201D;? Prendere il sangue di tutti e iniziare a scaldare il filo e preparare il lanciafiamme&#x2026; &#xC8; stato davvero molto divertente, e grazie ancora a Riky per aver concepito e realizzato tutto cos&#xEC; bene.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/55113605343/?ref=bava.studio" title="Tetris Diorama and Event by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55113605343_b0140fb31a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Un Riepilogo del Torneo di Tetris"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">bava.studio en fuego!</span></p></figcaption></figure><p>E a Giogi per essere stato cos&#xEC; aperto e disposto a condividere la sua passione, tu esemplifichi tutto ci&#xF2; che voglio che bava.studio sia.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torneo di Tetris]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>bava.studio &#x2014; Sabato 21 febbraio</strong></p><p>Dalle <strong>15:00 alle 22:00</strong>, bava.studio ospita un <strong>NES Tetris Tournament</strong> giocato su hardware originale, con ospite speciale <strong>Giovanni Ostuni</strong> &#x2014; Campione del Mondo di Classic Tetris 2025.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-video-card kg-width-full" data-kg-thumbnail="https://bava.studio/content/media/2026/02/Senza-titolo--100-x-70-cm---121-x-76-cm---100-x-15-cm--2_thumb.jpg" data-kg-custom-thumbnail>
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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🇮🇹 L'Arcade Maledetta]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Entra nell&#x2019;ombra, miei temerari amici&#x2026;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LD998rPnJ7M?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Halloween Haunted Arcade"></iframe></figure><p>Il <strong>bava.studio</strong> vi invita al suo <strong>primissimo evento privato per i membri</strong> &#x2014; <em>The Haunted Arcade</em>!</p><p>In questa notte maledetta di <strong>Halloween</strong>, le porte di <strong>Via Calepina 38, Trento</strong>, si spalancheranno per accogliere solo le anime pi&#xF9; coraggiose.</p><p>Iscriviti gratis</p>]]></description><link>https://bava.studio/the-haunted-arcade/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ecca5d362d150001a177fd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Groom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:33:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://bava.studio/content/images/2025/10/9e1c6c67-285e-423f-b89d-004dd3514880.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2025/10/9e1c6c67-285e-423f-b89d-004dd3514880.jpg" alt="&#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F9; L&apos;Arcade Maledetta"><p>Entra nell&#x2019;ombra, miei temerari amici&#x2026;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LD998rPnJ7M?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Halloween Haunted Arcade"></iframe></figure><p>Il <strong>bava.studio</strong> vi invita al suo <strong>primissimo evento privato per i membri</strong> &#x2014; <em>The Haunted Arcade</em>!</p><p>In questa notte maledetta di <strong>Halloween</strong>, le porte di <strong>Via Calepina 38, Trento</strong>, si spalancheranno per accogliere solo le anime pi&#xF9; coraggiose.</p><p>Iscriviti gratis tramite il modulo qui sotto, e tu &#x2014; insieme alla tua compagnia di dieci o quindici intrepidi &#x2014; verrai convocato all&#x2019;ora stabilita per intraprendere un viaggio agghiacciante tra visioni spettrali, suoni sinistri e sorprendenti presenze dall&#x2019;aldil&#xE0;.</p><p>Quando l&#x2019;oscurit&#xE0; si dissolver&#xE0;, vi ritroverete circondati dai bagliori dei mitici anni Ottanta &#x2014; <em>autentici cabinati da sala giochi</em> &#x2014; dove gli spiriti del passato vi sfidano a giocare&#x2026; forse per la vostra stessa anima.</p><p>Entrate&#x2026; se osate.<br>&#x1F383;</p>
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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[RGB: a bava.studio production]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This post is long and full of images and text narrating the development of <a href="http://https//bava.studio/?ref=bava.studio">bava.studio</a> over the last six months or so. It&apos;s <strong>A LOT</strong>, so a quick tour in the video below might work for all you TV babies out there that just don&apos;t</p>]]></description><link>https://bava.studio/rgb-a-bava-studio-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670ce6a760222e0001767d85</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Groom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:24:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://bava.studio/content/images/2024/10/54059656693_4aa333f5bc_c.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2024/10/54059656693_4aa333f5bc_c.jpg" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"><p>This post is long and full of images and text narrating the development of <a href="http://https//bava.studio/?ref=bava.studio">bava.studio</a> over the last six months or so. It&apos;s <strong>A LOT</strong>, so a quick tour in the video below might work for all you TV babies out there that just don&apos;t have the attention span for an actual full blown post :)</p>
<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1018715372?app_id=122963" width="426" height="240" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write" title="Bava.studio tour"></iframe><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Video walk-through for the TV babies</span></p></figcaption></figure><p>I haven&apos;t really posted a substantive update on the bava.studio since last December, which was soon after I secured the space. Most of the winter and early spring were lost to the <a href="bohemothttps://bavatuesdays.com/the-old-disturbance/">old disturbance</a>, so it wasn&apos;t until late spring and summer before things started moving. There were a few phases of moving stuff over and building out various elements, so it might be helpful to narrate with some images and a bit of context to bring the progress of the space up-to-date.</p>
<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54039765383/?ref=bava.studio" title="RGM: Coming Sokn by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54039765383_4bc55603be_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&quot;Coming Soon! RGB&quot;</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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But before that, it might also be useful (at least to me!) to explain the name for the overall space: RGB. While preparing for construction I covered the windows with construction paper and added the message &quot;Coming Soon RGB&quot; on a whim, but it has since grown on me. It&apos;s short, simple and the acronym&apos;s projection to Red Green Blue, the primary colours in the composite layering used by the CRT monitors in the 80s cabinets and tube TVs, captures the spirit of the space beautifully. As a name it highlights the archaic media inside, and will also make the neon sign outside very easy to color code :) And even if it doesn&apos;t translate to Italian all that well, it&apos;s still three easily identifiable letters.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401955634/?ref=bava.studio" title="Getting settled by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401955634_4e71eaa514_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">State of the space in Mid-December</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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After getting settled in with first eight games in December there wasn&apos;t much action until April when I setup the large green table (pictured above) as a temporary desk for my Windows 98 explorations.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54023099610/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54023099610_f72dd2bee0_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Some Windows 98 computing during the winter of my discontent</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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In mid-April I brought another 10 games to the space from my basement:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022888973/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022888973_759753071f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Games in basement lined up to be moved to bava.studio</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022650766/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022650766_710af9b476_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Games out of the basement and into the foyer on their way to bava.studio</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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By the end of April I started moving the games around the space and imagining possible designs.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53809691677/?ref=bava.studio" title="bavacade in its early stages by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53809691677_e63355c764_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Now begins the process of imagining the space</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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There was a lot of input from Tess, Miles, Antonella, and my friend Andrea, and this was the time period I was endlessly mapping and re-mapping what possible layouts could look like---both the hardest and funnest part of this process. Below is the space with no walls; it&apos;s fairly narrow but goes pretty deep.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53809691122/?ref=bava.studio" title="bavacade will all games by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53809691122_4e311258ca_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A look at the depth of the space, which is relatively narrow</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53811055790/?ref=bava.studio" title="Back of the bavacade by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811055790_57e4b676eb_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The back of the space</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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I tried moving the small couch/TV area around in various spots:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53754979400/?ref=bava.studio" title="Wide-view of temporary living room by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53754979400_2a40ca0e15_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Make-shift couch and TV area during the imagining stage</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53754566881/?ref=bava.studio" title="Another View of Temp Living Room by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53754566881_c88fa19330_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Different angle on the make-shift living room space</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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But the following minimalistic sketch from late April was pretty close to what the final plan would ultimately be---it even features the secret door! One difference is the wall separating the arcade from the video store is straight, not angled like in the drawing. Additionally, where the couch is drawn in the lower-left there are, instead, two video games.
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The early sketch of the space was then translated into this by Domus:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022973024/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio diorama by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022973024_49c4a1a840_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">he more official sketch of the space above is close, but the couch and chairs would be reversed and the nook would have two video games.</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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Work started in late May and that&apos;s when we started covering up the windows with paper.
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The team at the <a href="https://www.domusarredamenti.net/?ref=bava.studio">design studio Domus </a>started with building out the exposition space in front of the window, or what I&apos;ve referred to in this blog already as <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/bav-o-rama-of-windows-and-walls/?ref=bava.studio">bav-o-rama</a>.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53810448758/?ref=bava.studio" title="Materials arrive by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810448758_1760803966_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting to collect the platform pieces for the table-like structure that will reach to the window, but also have storage beneath.</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53810535969/?ref=bava.studio" title="Away we go by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810535969_8679ca1090_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Work begins!</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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Here is an almost finished version of the diorama, only things missing in the image below are the sides, back, and top that enclose the platform to be a veritable stage.
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After the diorama was finished, it was then time to build an angled, wood-paneled wall&#xA0; around it to hide it from view.
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A look inside the paneled wall alcove:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53809266937/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bav-o-rama walls by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53809266937_ee9acef1a9_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Inside the diorama enclosure</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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The paneled wall is in the spirit of my basement from the 1970s, and includes a hidden door that leads into the diorama space so you can access that area cleanly.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53828762737/?ref=bava.studio" title="Good Look at Wall Enclosing diorama by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53828762737_abbf6e0516_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Enclosure complete and paneling being added</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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After the enclosure was&#xA0;finished, the wall dividing the video store from the arcade was built using the same wood paneling design---a testament to how awesome the original came out.

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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021743857/?ref=bava.studio" title="Gotta Keep &apos;Em Separated by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021743857_3196a5d20f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The dividing wall between the video store and the arcade, a discerning eye can make out the secret door</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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The dividing wall is straight across, rather than angled as originally imagined in my first drawings. That said, it did retain the secret door leading to the arcade, which you can make-out on the left-side of the wall if you look closely at the image above.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021732937/?ref=bava.studio" title="Prep Before Staining by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021732937_104d2ae384_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The diorama enclosure ready to be stained</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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Once all the walls were up and I returned from an August lost to work travel and some vacation, I spent almost a week of September staining the panelling to give the space a warmer feeling.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022864033/?ref=bava.studio" title="Stained by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022864033_a43dbb9e11_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Stained diorama enclosure</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022863913/?ref=bava.studio" title="Partially Stained by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022863913_639bf9771d_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Partially stained wall that divides the space between video store and arcade</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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These images also document that the video shelves for the entertainment wall were installed at about the same time I was staining. As a result, I was under pressure to finish the staining job because the shelves had arrived and were ready to be installed. As you can see in the image below, the blue video shelves go right up against the front wall.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022864048/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bookshelve in Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022864048_f043c9f075_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The video nd DVD shelves installed</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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I also stained the dividing wall, and in the image below you can see the hidden door cracked open just a tad.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022864108/?ref=bava.studio" title="Fully Stained by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022864108_4facd23795_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The stained dividing wall</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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We are at about mid-September by this point, and things really started to come together quickly. The shelf intentionally has an open space in the center for two blue pieces of steel, rolling furniture that hold the 27&quot; Sony Trinitron and the 27&quot; JVC tube TVs.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021733937/?ref=bava.studio" title="USM to the Rescue by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021733937_d285d7d00d_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">he Blue USM furniture re-purposed from Tommy&apos;s room to hold the TVs.</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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The arcade side of the central dividing wall was also stained, and I have to admit I got pretty high off the fumes.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021729642/?ref=bava.studio" title="Back Wall Stained by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021729642_d40e2ce0ba_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You can see the shelves coming together in the video store through the secret door.</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021712432/?ref=bava.studio" title="Through a Secret Door by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021712432_b7000d7c26_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A closer look into the video store space</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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After the shelves were installed, Alberto helped me re-combine a bunch of our existing USM furniture to create a kind of greeting stand-up desk. I have a higher chair that I can sit on to work, but I am not sure it is high enough.

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I love the way the USM furniture could be so easily re-purposed for the new office, and also how seamlessly the blue USM TV stands fit into the shelving. The two pieces of furniture are made by two different companies, yet they match perfectly. You can get a pretty good sense of how well they work together in the image below:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54022945724/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54022945724_a3bcd11c20_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The shelves partially filled</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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Now that the desk and shelves were installed, the idea of covering the paneled wall behind the desk with a wallpaper of laserdiscs and vinyl was yet another ask I made of Domus, and I have to say this one came out amazingly:
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54021709517/?ref=bava.studio" title="Laserdisc wall by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54021709517_61334dc781_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A look at the dividing wall with secret door and vinyl and laserdisc wallpaper</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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Here you can see how well the entrance to the arcade is hidden when the door is closed.
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What&apos;s awesome about this design is the both laserdiscs and vinyl slip seamlessly in and out of the slats within the wooded railings. As a result, it is not only a pretty cool design highlighting film and music art, but also a very practical and easily accessible storage solution for over 90+ titles.
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<figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/54059656743/?ref=bava.studio" title="Bavastudio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54059656743_88c3e36045_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="RGB: a bava.studio production"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The front video store space is really coming together</span></p></figcaption></figure>
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That brings us pretty well up-to-date with the progress thus far. The lighting in the video store/diorama space still needs to be re-worked. As of now it is pretty obnoxious fluorescents, but Riccardo of Domus found some cool LED lights that outline the perimeter of those ugly ceiling tiles and actually make the light warmer and almost salvages an otherwise horrific ceiling.
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With the video store all but done, I have to turn my attention to finishing the speak easy arcade portion of the space as well as getting that <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/creepshow-diorama-lights-camera-sand/?ref=bava.studio"><em>Creepshow</em> diorama</a> finished, but those topics are perfect fodder for subsequent bava.studio posts.
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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[bava.studio: Space is the Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday was a big moment for the <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/?ref=bava.studio" rel="noreferrer">bava.blog</a>, that blog finally moved into a physical storefront of its own: bava.studio &#x1F604;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53400703722/?ref=bava.studio" title="bava storefront by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400703722_151e1d1cdc_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava storefront"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">bava storefront</span></p></figcaption></figure><p>I&apos;m not exactly sure what <a href="https://bava.studio/">bava.studio</a> is, or will be, but I do know it&apos;s a direct, physical outgrowth of</p>]]></description><link>https://bava.studio/coming-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657eb800fb3e290001d928d3</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Groom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:57:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://bava.studio/content/images/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k-1.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k-1.jpg" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"><p>Yesterday was a big moment for the <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/?ref=bava.studio" rel="noreferrer">bava.blog</a>, that blog finally moved into a physical storefront of its own: bava.studio &#x1F604;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53400703722/?ref=bava.studio" title="bava storefront by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400703722_151e1d1cdc_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><figcaption><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">bava storefront</span></p></figcaption></figure><p>I&apos;m not exactly sure what <a href="https://bava.studio/">bava.studio</a> is, or will be, but I do know it&apos;s a direct, physical outgrowth of everything I&apos;ve done on the blog for almost two decades. I can try to wax poetic about virtual versus physical space, or even theorize shifting notions of community as traditional brick and mortar commercial enterprises give way to virtual businesses, that are beginning to change our understanding of online communities (Facebook, Instagram, anyone?).*</p><p>With the rise of vacant storefronts in Trento after the pandemic, I started thinking about getting a space given how much fun and generative that proved to be in Fredericksburg, VA, and the resulting <a href="https://reclaimarcade.com/?ref=bava.studio">Reclaim Arcade</a>. But I also knew this time I wanted to do what Lloyd Dobbler would do (WWLDD?) and not &quot;sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed...&quot;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VEgu7jdc_fs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen title="Lloyd Dobler explains what he wants to do with his life"></iframe></figure><p>In other words, how to create a space not focused on buying and selling, but building a sense of community around media elements of our past, present, and future. In Italy you can create something akin to a cultural organization, which is what I am currently looking into, so more details to follow on that point.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401859383/?ref=bava.studio" title="Empty bava studio (view from front of office) by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401859383_0a71ed9ea1_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>But as of now we do have a space, and as of yesterday it went from entirely empty to half-full:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401955634/?ref=bava.studio" title="Getting settled by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401955634_4e71eaa514_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>Which was really exciting, and as a few people have already commented, the floor is absolutely amazing: it really ties the room together. In fact, I brought over the eight cabinets that were in my foyer, and while that cleaned out my house, it filled up half the space pretty quickly!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53400709742/?ref=bava.studio" title="Morning&apos;s Work to Move by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400709742_a83a3813ca_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401824518/?ref=bava.studio" title="Empty Foyer by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401824518_77dee0b8c0_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>The first game in was <em>Donkey Kong Jr.</em>, which made it seem like there would be plenty of room:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53400709257/?ref=bava.studio" title="Donkey Kong Jr. First In by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400709257_413ab55343_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>But once we got the remaining 7 cabinets in, as well as a work table, about one-third to half the space was already accounted for.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://bava.studio/content/images/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" srcset="https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w600/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k.jpg 600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w1000/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k.jpg 1000w, https://bava.studio/content/images/size/w1600/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k.jpg 1600w, https://bava.studio/content/images/2023/12/53401637496_c780d72202_k.jpg 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>I still have more space to play with, and today I&apos;m going to see how many games I can get in comfortably, leaving room for moving things around and workshopping the exhibit window (more on the proscenium shortly), but given this is not necessarily going to be an arcade, I won&apos;t need to worry about making room for all of them anyway.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401820583/?ref=bava.studio" title="Back of bava studio by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401820583_9149d87dbb_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>As you can see from the image above, the front part of the space is somewhat cordoned off by the games, and I have the work table with the Windows 98 machine up against one wall. I am thinking the Windows 98 setup might be one of the next months exhibits as I play around with it during a hopefully slower end of December.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401633706/?ref=bava.studio" title="Make shift Windows 98 Working Desk by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401633706_638c4d0e05_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>The front part of the studio has a corner of five games, two on the right wall, <em>Joust</em> and <em>Defender</em>, and three cutting across the center of the space: <em>Dig Dug</em>, <em>Super Cobra</em>, and <em>Elevator Action</em>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401634496/?ref=bava.studio" title="Front room cordoned off by games by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401634496_94d3dee3bd_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>Finally, I have <em>Pac-man</em>, <em>Donkey Kong Jr.,</em> and <em>Galaxian</em> as the first proto-exhibit in front of the proscenium window. This is kind of a happy marriage between <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/category/bavacade/?ref=bava.studio">bavacade</a> and <a href="https://bava.studio/">bava.studio</a>, and the thing that was convenient is putting three mint, authentic late 70s, early 80s arcade cabinets in front of the store window is enough of a display all by itself.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53400706552/?ref=bava.studio" title="Window Exhibition Line-up by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400706552_b0c2e15915_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401635906/?ref=bava.studio" title="Exhibition Window #001: Pac-man, Dinkey Kong Jr, and Galaxian by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401635906_7e19313057_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>In fact, yesterday <a href="https://bava.studio/">bava.studio</a> had its first visitor, Giulia, who saw the space and couldn&apos;t resist entering---which is a good sign. Giulia asked me a very difficult question yesterday, namely, &quot;What is this space?&quot; To which I retorted, &quot;Well, it&apos;s kind of a website, but physical....think of it as a laboratory, a studio, a creative space, a community space, blah blah blah.&quot; Fact is, I&apos;m not entirely sure yet, and I want to see it come into its own somewhat organically.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53401819013/?ref=bava.studio" title="First Quest: Guilia by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401819013_28d5d1406a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>I had Guilia pose looking at the games in the window to get a sense of the scale of the proscenium, and it will work pretty well, I just need to create a kind of fake wall that stands behind it that I can decorate, and re-decorate depending on what&apos;s &quot;showing.&quot;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgroom/53402063065/?ref=bava.studio" title="Guilia in the Exhibit Window by snakepliskens, on Flickr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53402063065_81a9133bd3_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="bava.studio: Space is the Place"></a><script async src="https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>The rough idea is to try and change out the window every month or so with a different peek inside some piece of bavatuesdays&apos;s cultural media brain. So, in the end, I guess we&apos;ll see what comes of it, but so far it feels pretty right---I guess I just needed some space!</p><p>_______________________________________________</p><p>* The conflation of social networks and commerce has been happening for a long while, but it seems to have gotten to a tipping point wherein online social spaces are far more commercial than communal, leaving the social evermore dictated by buying and selling-&#x2014;so like cities, fewer community centers and far more chain storefronts.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>