Faces of Gaming: Part 1 of 2

BY Michael Belanger // January 30, 2008

A headset tells only half of the story.

luent in body language, photographer Michael Belanger conducted a brief study of gaming's wordless expressions. He arranged an ad hoc set, bid his lovely assistant to play through her favorite Xbox titles and — listened through the camera lens. A series of fourteen prints, "Faces of Gaming" is presented in two installments: the first seven photographs today, the rest of the fourteen next Wednesday.

The "Shame on You, Gamespot" Face

The "Halo 3 Multiplayer" Face

The "Hello, Mr. Thompson!" Face

The "I've Finally Accepted the Fact that I Suck at Geometry Wars" Face

The "Ple-e-e-ase Tell Me I Don't See the Three Red Lights of Doom" Face

The "Gears of War Chainsaw" Face

The "Wait a Minute, We Won?!" Face

To see more of Michael's work, visit his online gallery.