As part of Mélanie Courtinat's contribution to the digital Visual Contagions through the Lens of New Media symposium organized by the University of Geneva, she produced a short introductory video on the notion of out-of-bounds in video games.
Extract: "Both in technical and conceptual terms, but also in terms of narrative limits, video games are necessarily defined by boundaries. From this perspective, contemporary artist Mélanie Courtinat questions the preconceived idea of "real" games versus so-called "fake" games, from Candy Crush to visual novels. She analyzes gamers' fascination with crossing boundaries, and the complex, multiple emotions that accompany it. Through a presentation of her work and ideas, she invites us to rethink and re-determine our definition of the medium itself."