Tracy Fullerton and Steve Anderson at the Getty!
(Recieved this from Getty Event e-mails)
Works in Progress
The Potential of Play:
Digital Game Innovation
Thursday, April 3, 2:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Getty Research Institute Lecture Hall
Digital game designer Tracy Fullerton explores questions about the future of games and the potential of this playful medium to address serious subject matter, inspire activism, promote learning, reinforce values, and transmit ideas and concepts. In this presentation, Fullerton uses examples from recent projects, including the award-winning games Cloud, flOw, and Hush, as well as The Night Journey, an experimental game being created with media artist Bill Viola.
Steve Anderson, director of the Ph.D. program in media arts and practice at the University of Southern California, offers a response, followed by roundtable discussion with the audience.
Admission to this event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Parking is free with your reservation. Make your reservation online or call (310) 440-7300.
Every year the Getty Research Institute (GRI) hosts a series of presentations of work in progress in art history and the humanities to promote discussion of current topics and themes among interested scholars and students. Anne Friedberg, professor and chair in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, is the guest organizer of the 2007–2008 Works in Progress series. The next WIP event takes place on May 8.
Comments
Did anyone go to this? How was it?
Posted by: Kellee | April 4, 2008 12:01 PM
I went.
It was good and there was a in depth discussion of various issues regarding games and art. Steve likened much of the explorations to various eras/experiments of film.
Posted by: Scott | April 7, 2008 10:50 PM