GAME: Jason Rohrer - [2007] Passage [2D 8-Bit Short Art Game]

Rohrer excells in selecting massive concepts and distilling them down into a simple idea; his art game Passage is no different. Using a minimal 100x12 pixel playing area, Rohrer's "memento mori" piece is able to encapsulate life, love, age, and death all within a 5 minute time window.

FILM: Blender Foundation - [2006] Elephants Dream [3D Animated Short]

Elephants Dream is a fully animated short created utilizing nothing but open source software, mainly Blender. After being funded by DVD pre-orders, Blender Foundation, and the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Elephants Dream has since been released under a Creative Commons license.