Future of Games

Focuses on the current trends in digital games – what is happening now and why – and points toward the future of the medium. Trends are grounded in business and technical realities and supported with both social science research and market research. The always-on culture of the internet and mobile phones continues to gain prominence in today's world. As that happens more and more applications relay on game structures to entertain us, inform us, strengthen our communities, organize us around social causes, and make us more productive. Speaker: Chris Swain, Assistant Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Swain is a game designer, educator, and co-author of the textbook Game Design Workshop. Co-founded the EA Game Innovation Lab at USC. The lab works to expand the conventional wisdom about what games are and can be.Small group discussion between 12:30 & 1:30 over lunch

Location: Kerckhoff Hall (KER) - ckhoff Hall

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Greg Constante