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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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Syllabus: Documentary and Activist Games (CTIN-499)
Filmmaker John Grierson famously described documentary cinema as “the creative treatment of actuality.” Documentary films can illuminate unseen processes, broaden our awareness of the past and present, and challenge us to make a better future. How might games achieve similar … Continue reading
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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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Tagged ctcs-505, game studies, games, graduate, imgd, interactive, praxis, sca, theory, theory-practice, usc
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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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The Impact Award at IndieCade 2012
Thank you to the amazing IndieCade jury for recognizing Reality Ends Here with the 2012 Impact Award. Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, awards, dissertation, indiecade, reality ends here, sca, simon wiscombe, tracy fullerton, usc
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New cards from Reality 2012
The second season of Reality Ends Here launched last week. In addition to numerous new play mechanics and tweaks, we’ve also created dozens of new game cards for players to use to generate creative prompts. Here are a few of … Continue reading
Transforming Community Through Pervasive Play
Detailed presentation of Reality Ends Here, with remarks on the methodology underlying pervasive placemaking interventions of all kinds. Originally presented February 2, 2012 at the Berkeley Center for New Media. Continue reading
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Henry Jenkins interviews me about Reality Ends Here
Special thanks to Henry Jenkins for conducting a wide-ranging two-part interview with Simon Wiscombe, Tracy Fullerton, and me about my dissertation project, Reality Ends Here (A.K.A. SCA Reality, “The Game”, etc): All of this cloak and dagger stuff was part … Continue reading
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iMAPpenning Slides: Design Research Practice
Slides summarizing my doctoral design and research practice. Presented at “iMAPpening,” a group show featuring my colleagues in Media Arts and Practice at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Continue reading
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