[game_edu] floatinpoints6: games of culture | art of games

[Eric Gordon]

Emerson College and Turbulence.org are pleased to announce Floating  
Points 6: Game of Culture | Art of Games, a Film Screening, Symposium  
and Workshops with Asi Burak, Anita Fontaine, Jesper Juul, Friedrich  
Kirschner, Marcin Ramocki, Jason Rohrer, Adriana de Souza Silva,  
Mushon Zer-Aviv.

DATE: March 20-21, 2009

VENUE: Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts

Free and open to the public. Registration details are available on the  
website.

Video games extend beyond the gaming console into nearly every aspect  
of contemporary life. They are fun. They drive innovation, consumer  
engagement and employee productivity. Is our culture turning  
everything into a game?

Video Games have had a greater impact on narrative form than any  
medium since film. They are altering our experience of both virtual  
and physical space. Gamespace is everywhere and nowhere (McKenzie  
Wark, "Gamer Theory"). In "Video Game Spaces: Image, Play, and  
Structure in 3D Worlds," Michael Nitsche introduces five analytical  
layers — rule-based space, mediated space, fictional space, play  
space, and social space. How do artists and game designers use these  
spaces in their creative practice? How does structured play impact our  
engagement with other people, both online and in urban space? What are  
the political and cultural implications of gaming practices?

http://institute.emerson.edu/floatingpoints/2009/
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