Art

Thoughts on Art Appreciation

by Shawn Sobers — University of the West of England / Firstborn Creatives
December 04, 2012 – 16:02

The only way to respond to someone who looks at a piece of artwork saying “Even I could do that”, is to say back, “But you didn’t.”

The Costly Stakes of Videogame Literacy

by Tanner Higgin — University of California, Riverside
September 28, 2011 – 02:06

I had the opportunity to visit the University of Southern California’s Game Innovation Lab (GIL) last August. Directed by Tracy Fullerton, GIL is a significant component of the now vibrant indie game development scene. GIL is largely responsible for proving that academic game development can gestate innovative and relevant design that escapes the ivory tower and affects the actual consumer driven industry. This impact is evident in the groundbreaking work of GIL students. ... read more »

Media and Popular Culture Take-Home Final Exam

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
April 06, 2011 – 09:54

Media and Popular Culture, Spring 2011
Take-Home Final Exam

Instructions

Answer any 5 of the 10 questions below. Each answer should be at least one complete page long. The exam should be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point. The exam is due by 5 PM on Wednesday, May 2. You can either drop it off in my office mailbox (738 One Park Place South) or email it to me at tedf@gsu.edu. ... read more »

Farmville Mandalas

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 05, 2011 – 20:14

Tedwood Forest ... read more »

Leonardo Electronic Almanac

by Kathleen Fitzpatrick — Modern Language Association
June 29, 2010 – 11:07

Our friends at the Leonardo Electronic Almanac have let us know about their three open calls for new forthcoming issues.

LEA publishes articles online – guidelines are available on their website — and promotes discussions on contemporary issues on art, science and technology.

LEA has 3 active calls for papers: ... read more »

Networked Collaboration and Creativity

by Dean Terry — University of Texas, Dallas
January 04, 2010 – 01:55

[This is a repost of a guest blog post on PBS Station KERA’s Art & Seek site]

The winners of the last decade on the Internet were YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. All of these are all social networks where the content is 100% created (or re-purposed) by the participants – not by some official content producer, publisher, broadcaster, or curator. ... read more »

three 12 second films

by Dean Terry — University of Texas, Dallas
June 29, 2009 – 01:32

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Jenova Chen “Art, Entertainment, and Video Games”

by Tanner Higgin — University of California, Riverside
May 30, 2009 – 03:04

Jenova Chen, creative director of thatgamecompany graciously accepted my invite to give a talk at the University of California, Riverside for a research group I am a part of this week. Our research this year has focused on play with a particular interest in historicizing and expanding play beyond the boundaries of the common conceptualization of the digital game. Jenova was a perfect capstone to the year as his work in expanding the emotional spectrum of games is part of this project. ... read more »

the other other las vegas

by Dean Terry — University of Texas, Dallas
April 15, 2009 – 02:26

Photographs of the backside of the Vegas strip from the tram that takes people from casino to casino.

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New Media Caucus Journal Interview Excerpt

by Dean Terry — University of Texas, Dallas
February 02, 2009 – 12:20

This is an excerpt of an interview conducted by Rachel Clarke of the New Media Caucus Journal regarding the Real Time Exhibition at the Dallas Contemporary. The full article is here. ... read more »