On this episode of Playthink, Eric Zimmerman and Tracy Fullerton discuss the recently released “The Infinite Playground,” the final book by visionary game designer Bernie De Koven, written wi...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2019/9/3/bonnie-ruberg-at-playthink-91019-8b8cx
Bonnie Ruberg's work explores gender and sexuality in digital media and digital cultures with a focus on queerness and video games. On this episode of Playthink, Ruberg discusses their book "Vide...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2019/9/3/bonnie-ruberg-at-playthink-91019
Liz Ryerson is a composer, critic and occasional game designer and podcaster. On this episode of Playthink, Liz and USC Games professor Jane Pinckard discuss her work across games, journalism and...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2019/4/5/liz-ryerson-at-playthink-42319
Paul Slocum is an artist, software developer, curator, and musician based in Pasadena, California. He is director of a new media art gallery called And/Or Gallery that exhibits digital art and de...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2019/2/17/paul-slocum-at-playthink-32619
Videaux-Martinez's work lives at the intersection of experience design, immersive storytelling and experiential learning. Here, she discusses her newest project the Imagination Lab, a learning an...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2019/2/17/magalis-videaux-martinez-at-playthink-22619
Capital W is an immersive theater group run by Lauren Ludwig and Monica Miklas and well known for its award-winning project Hamlet-Mobile, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet staged in a cargo ...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/10/7/capital-w-at-playthink-112018
Brian Upton is an internationally-known game designer and game theorist with over 20 years of professional experience in the game industry. For 14 years he worked as a senior game designer at ...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/9/7/brian-upton-at-playthink
Adam Badawy is a computational social scientist and a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department and Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the University of Southern California (USC). Wo...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/9/7/adam-badawy-at-playthink
Join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 6th, in SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. The theme for this Playthink salon is “Play ...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/16/play-for-justice
Please join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, November 7th in SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. The theme for this Playthink salon is �...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/november-2017-playthink-childhood
Please join us 6:00pm on Monday, April 25th in SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. The theme for this Playthink salon is “Bring...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/april-2016-playthink-bringing-games-to-life
Please join us 6:00PM ON MONDAY, MARCH 7TH IN SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. The theme for this Playthink salon is “Dress...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/february-2016-playthink-dress-rehearsal
Please join us 6:00PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 25TH IN SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. Inspired by the start of the new year, the...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/january-2016-playthink-something-new
Please join us 6:00PM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, IN SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. In this meeting we will explore the compl...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/november-2015-playthink-identity
Please join us at 6:00PM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, IN SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. On this, the occasion of the *final* Pla...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/april-2015-playthink-celebration
Please join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, March 24th, in SCI 201 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about games and play as art and culture. This installment of the Playthink will di...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/march-2015-playthink-sports-and-esports
Please join us at 6:30pm this Tuesday, December 2nd at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a discussion about the intersections of play, narrative, and space. This installment of the Playthink d...
Hi folks, We’re continuing this semester’s roll-call of great ‘playthink’ salon events next Tuesday, with a special edition of playthink subtitled ‘Games and the Museum’. WHEN: T...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/october-2014-playthink-games-and-the-museum
The USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Game Innovation Lab would like to invite you to the first Playthink of the Fall semester! WHEN: Tuesday, September 9th from 6pm to 9pm WHERE: SCI 201 on th...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/september-2014-playthinkusc
USC’s Interactive Media and Games Division would like to invite you to playthink@USC: April 2014 on Tuesday, April 15 from 6pm to 9pm in SCI 201. Topics will include… PORPENTINE , speaking of...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/april-2014-playthinkusc
The Game Innovation Lab is hosting the next playthink salon on Tuesday, March 11 from 6pm-9pm. The meeting will focus on discussion, and topics will include: William Novak, talking about the Powe...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/march-2014-playthinkusc
TUESDAY, January 28, 2014 SCI 201 (2nd Floor, in the “thinktank”) 3470 McClintock Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90089 Open to everyone in the USC Community Join us for an evening of discussion a...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/playthink-salon
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013 SCI 301 (THIRD FLOOR, THE GAME INNOVATION LAB) 3470 McClintock Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90089 Open to everyone in the USC Community Join us for an evening of lecture, dis...
https://www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/2018/7/31/inaugural-playthink-salon