Join IGDA Atlanta and many local and national industry stars for this exciting inaugural event!
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
Pre-registration ends tomorrow! Register here.
The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium in which members of the fields of game studies, art history and related areas of cultural studies gather to investigate games as an art form.
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.
For the schedule and all the details, click here.
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.) on Friday, February 9, 2010 at 8pm.
Late registration ends Tuesday, February 2: $25 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $40 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $60 for the general public.
Please note that on-site registration fees increase to $30 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $50 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $75 for the general public.