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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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Monthly Archives: February 2008
New York City Waterfalls
“In developing the New York City Waterfalls, I have tried to work with today’s complex notion of public spaces,” said Eliasson. “The Waterfalls appear in the midst of the dense social, environmental, and political tissue that makes up the heart … Continue reading
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Tagged new york city, olafur eliasson, waterfalls
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Death of a column, birth of a movement
Two years ago, I wrote my first column celebrating the best indie games: small, offbeat titles, programmed usually by a single auteur and given away for free. I figured I’d make it an annual affair. For 12 months, I’d scour … Continue reading
Universal Connections
what is the difference between analogue and digital, physical and virtual? what connects and bridges these apparently different worlds? this is the area we wanted to explore with our universal connections experiment and project. It is a question that each … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer products, industrial design, tangible media
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Ground-Up City
Ground-up City. Play as a Design Tool maps the continuing history of an urban design strategy for play in the city. Liane Lefaivre has developed a theoretical model for tackling playgrounds as an urban strategy. She steps off from a … Continue reading
Interesting Responses Abound
…from writers such as Clay Shirky, Jane McGonigal and Imogen Heap, courtesy Zefrank: I sent the following question to a number of friends and acquaintances who work in a variety of different disciplines. As the answers come in, I will … Continue reading
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Hans Rosling: Things are changing
In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software — which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, … Continue reading
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Narrative, Play and Social Space
A brief statement describing my academic research and development objectives at the commencement of my PhD. Continue reading
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Tagged narrative, play, public space
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Improv Everywhere: Time Stops at Grand Central
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Tagged flash mobs, improvisation, public space
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