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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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Tag Archives: nonchalance
The Institute Screening: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at OCADU
OCADU Digital Futures is running a special free advance screening of The Institute this Thursday, September 12th, 2013, at OCAD University. We will be hosting a Q&A following the screening with at least one special mystery guest. Details below… Where: … Continue reading
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Tagged arg, digital futures, jeff hull, jejune institute, nonchalance, ocadu, sara thacher, screenings, spencer mccall
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Jeff Hull on The Games of Nonchalance: a guerrilla street war against banality and routine
In the Games of Nonchalance, participants experience a vast transmedia interactive narrative woven into the fabric of the Bay Area, following threads of story and mystery through city streets and a wide array of on- and offline media artifacts. I caught up with Jeff Hull shortly after his appearance at IndieCade. Continue reading
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Tagged arg, bay area, jeff hull, jejune institute, nonchalance, pervasive games, public space, san francisco, situationism, street art
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Transmedia: New Platforms – The Games of Nonchalance
[This post originally appeared at In Media Res as a part of the Transmedia: New Platforms theme week.] This video is a trailer for “The Games of Nonchalance,” a four-part transmedia experience “woven into the fabric of San Francisco.” Participation … Continue reading
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ARGFest Panel: City Gaming & Public Art
ARGFest 2010 is just around the corner, and I’m lucky enough to attending as a panelist. I’ll be taking part in a discussion with Anne Dennington, Carl DiSalvo, and Sara Thacher titled, “TransGenre: City Gaming & Public Art.” Continue reading
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Trap doors and hatches all around: Jeff Hull on infusing variability and play into the workaday world
Nonchalance’s practice stands at the intersection of three core concepts: Narrative, Consciousness, and Space (both public and private). Founded in Oakland in 1999 by director Jeff Hull, the organization’s primary goal is to infuse more variability and play into the civic realm. Continue reading
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Tagged arg, bay area, jeff hull, jejune institute, nonchalance, oakland, oaklandish, pervasive games, public space, san francisco, street art
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