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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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Author Archives: Jeff Watson
.@USCAnnenberg nailed it with their new building
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Ignorance and trouble
“A man may be ignorant . . . of who he is, what he is doing, what or whom he is acting on, and sometimes also what (e.g. what instrument) he is doing it with, and to what end (e.g. … Continue reading
Homily for a Game Jam
The following remarks were delivered at the USC MEGA Game Jam on September 12, 2014. I’m going to keep my remarks short tonight so that you can get on to doing what you came here to do. This is a … Continue reading
.@USCGames Playthink series kicks off with talk from @overlykinetic
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Syllabus: Survey of Interactive Media (CTCS-505)
The tangled relationship between theory and practice presents us with something of a chicken-and-egg problem. On the one hand, we could say that all action emerges out of theory: we observe the world, generate various hypotheses about how things might … Continue reading
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Syllabus: Introduction to Interactive Entertainment (CTIN-190)
The rapid rise in the power and accessibility of digital technology has made possible myriad new forms of entertainment, artistic expression, and socio-political engagement. Among these new forms, videogames and other kinds of interactive entertainment offer artists and designers unprecedented … Continue reading
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Atomic sunset #nofilter
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A complex pursuit
“[Education] is not simply a technical business of well-managed information processing, nor even simply a matter of applying ‘learning theories’ to the classroom or using the results of subject-centered ‘achievement testing’. It is a complex pursuit of fitting a culture … Continue reading
Like a common cur in the street…
“If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs. There is a German proverb: “Der Teufel scheisst immer auf den grössten Haufen” [“The Devil … Continue reading
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