About
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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Author Archives: Jeff Watson
Strange Toys
Imagine you’re in some medieval Kingdom and the king is a mendacious psycho and the reality is that his policies are going to a) harm pretty much everyone but the rich and powerful; and b) erase the good works of … Continue reading
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Tagged donald trump, e3, ethics, play, toys, usa, videogames, wizards
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“Injustice” (beneath the 4th St. bridge)
“Injustice” (beneath the 4th St. bridge) Continue reading
Pot of gold
Pot of gold Continue reading
Countless other words . . . had simply ceased to exist
“As we have already seen in the case of the word free, words which had once borne a heretical meaning were sometimes retained for the sake of convenience, but only with the undesirable meanings purged out of them. Countless other … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, george orwell, science, totaliarianism
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I never thought we’d have a leader with a combover
“I never thought we’d have a leader with a combover. I always thought people would sense that the combover subject was covered in shame and that his demand for our pity and tact on behalf of protecting his fantasy of … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, donald trump, fascism, hair, lauren berlant
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Greetings from Jupiter Cloud City #nofilter
Greetings from Jupiter Cloud City #nofilter Continue reading
Jamie XX – Gosh (2016)
Another breathtaking video from Romain Gavras. Shot at and around the “Eiffel Tower” in the semi-abandoned Chinese city of Tianducheng. h/t Monika Bielskyte.
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Tagged china, drones, jamie xx, music, romain gavras, tianducheng
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Biology of Story Interview: “Living is a Story Thing”
Thanks to Amnon Buchbinder and the Biology of Story team for conducting and smartly editing this interview with me. Check out Amnon’s description of the project and start exploring other thinkers on the topic of story here.
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Tagged amnon buchbinder, biology of story, games, hockey, narrative, play, sports, story
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RainBear, helping me prep for #ctcs505 #MotivationMonday
RainBear, helping me prep for #ctcs505 #MotivationMonday Continue reading
Card game for writing a book (work in progress)
Card game for writing a book (work in progress) Continue reading