Apologies for cross-posting-- this should be a great event. Mia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ian Bogost <ian.bogost@lcc.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM Subject: Register for The Art History of Games symposium and exhibition To: Mia Consalvo <consalvo@ohio.edu> Register now for The Art History of Games, a symposium and exhibition jointly organized by SCAD Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology! February 4-6, 2010 Rich Auditorium at the High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St N.E., Atlanta GA 30308 Register at: http://arthistoryofgames.com/registration The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium that will provide a venue for artists, scholars and game developers to discuss games as a form of art as well as set the path for conversations going forward. Speakers include: John Romero, designer of Doom and co-founder of Gazillion Entertainment Christiane Paul, New School professor and Whitney Museum adjunct curator Jesper Juul, author of A Casual Revolution Brenda Brathwaite, creator of Vanguard Award-winning Train Frank Lantz, designer of Drop7 and Parking Wars Attendees are also invited to attend the premiere of three commissioned art games by Jason Rohrer, Tale of Tales, and Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman, at Kai Lin Art (800 Peachtree St. N.E.). Early registration ends Thusday, January 14: $15 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $25 for academics and students from other institutions, and $40 for the general public. Register at: http://www.arthistoryofgames.com/registration For more information, please visit http://www.arthistoryofgames.com or contact arthistoryofgames@scad.edu. (please forward/repost; apologies for cross-posting) Ian Bogost, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Literature, Communication, and Culture The Georgia Institute of Technology 686 Cherry St. Atlanta, GA 30332-0165 +1 (404) 894-1160 ian.bogost@lcc.gatech.edu -- Mia Consalvo, Ph.D. Visiting Associate Professor Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14N-226 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA consalvo@mit.edu 617.324.1868