18th Annual Salute to Dr. Seuss
Henry Jenkins
Mon Jan 21, 07-10:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Gather around, boys and girls of all ages, for a celebration of the sublime and wacky world of Doctor Seuss. You will hear Prof. Henry Jenkins read from his works and talk about Seuss's relationship to Modern Art and popular culture. We will also screen his remarkable live action feature film, 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. An MIT Tradition marches forward.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
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BOARD GAME WORKSHOP
Clara Fernandez
Mon Jan 28, Thu Jan 31, 02-05:00pm, NE25-375
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 07-Jan-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In each session established board games will be played and modifications based on game play will be made.
Contact: Clara Fernandez, Ne25-315, x4-9115, telmah@mit.edu
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Beowulf - a FREE screening!
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Fri Jan 25, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF! Attendance is FREE!
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Cosponsor: LSC
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Czech Underground Rock Music: Forbidden Fandom
Jaroslav Svelch
Mon Jan 14, 05-07:00pm, 1-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
Account of Czech underground rock music of the 60s, 70s and 80s when rock music was considered suspicious and counterrevolutionary by the communist government. The bands and fans were operating illegally or semi-illegally which gave rise to specific models of fan communities. Features rare audio and historical documentation to show the cultural context of media during that period.
Contact: Jaroslav Svelch, NE25-385, x3-5038, jsvelch@mit.edu
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Designing Serious Video Games for Autism Research and Therapy
Matthew Belmonte
Fri Jan 11, 01-02:30pm, NE25-375
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2008
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Why use video games to do science? Well, if you've ever participated in a psychology experiment, you probably don't remember it as being particularly entertaining! This is bad for all concerned, the scientist isn't going to get good data unless the subject is engaged with the task. My research group is answering this challenge by embedding experiments in a video game which we use to study autism. I'll discuss the player-centred, event-driven design philosophy behind the game, talk about how neuroscientists and game designers work interactively to make the game relevant to people with autism spectrum conditions, and describe our goals for making the game a platform not only to measure autistic cognitive skills, but also to facilitate autistic cognitive skills by removing barriers to their expression.
Web: http://www.AutismCollaborative.org/
Contact: Matthew Belmonte, NE25-385, (617) 715-2049, belmonte@mit.edu
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FROM FILM TO VIDEOGAMES
Matthew Weise
Tue Jan 29, Wed Jan 30, 02-05:00pm, 4-237
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Discussion of adaptation: How film-Genres get translated into videogames
Contact: Matthew Weise, NE25-365, x4-9113, sajon@mit.edu
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GAMBIT VIDEOGAME LECTURE SERIES
Philip Tan
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Members of Comparative Media Studies' GAMBIT Research Staff will deliver from 2-3PM each day a different videogame based lecture.
Monday 14 Jan Storytelling in Games: The Adventure Game Genre
Tuesday 15 Jan Once More With Meaning: Expanding the Emotional and Thematic Scope of Digital Games
Wednesday 16 Jan Bringing commercial videogames into the classrooms
Thursday 17 What is the Casual in Casual Games?
Friday 18 Jan We're Swimming in Blood and We Feel Fine: Czech Gaming Culture of the Early 90's
Contact: Philip Tan, NE25-367, x4-9129, philip@mit.edu
Clara Fernandez-Vara
Storytelling in Games: The Adventure Game Genre
Mon Jan 14, 02-03:00pm, 2-151
Doris Rusch
Once More With Meaning: Expanding the Emotional and Thematic Scope of
Digital Games
Tue Jan 15, 02-03:00pm, 2-151
Pilar Lacasa
Bringing commercial videogames into the classrooms
Wed Jan 16, 02-03:00pm, 2-151
Jesper Juul
What is the Casual in Casual Games?
Thu Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, 2-151
Jaroslav Svelch
We're Swimming in Blood and We Feel Fine: Czech Gaming Culture of the Early 90's
Fri Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 2-151
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GAMBIT-MIT GAME LAB TOUR
Generoso Fierro
Fri Jan 18, 03:30-06:00pm, NE25-Lobby
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This event is a guided tour of the new MIT-GAMBIT videogame laboratory. Interested participants are asked to gather in the lobby of 5 Cambridge Center at 3:30PM on Friday January 18th 2008 when they will be escorted to the 3rd floor. The tour concludes with our weekly Friday Games at GAMBIT where you will have a chance to play some of the newest videogames available and meet GAMBIT staff and students. Refreshments will be served.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
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Is This On? (Learn To Be a College DJ)
Generoso Fierro
Mon Jan 28, 07-08:30pm, 50-030
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?)
Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.
Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 13-2090, x3-5965, generoso@mit.edu
Cosponsor: WMBR Radio
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Qualitative Research Workshop
Joshua Green, Grant McCracken
Wed-Thu, Jan 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, 06-09:00pm, 2-135
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course will provide students with an introduction to qualitative research. Working in small teams, students will design and conduct a qualitative project designed to propose strategy for media and cultural organizations - an indicative project would look at ways to revitalize PBS to keep pace with participatory culture. Students will receive an intensive introduction to planning and conducting qualitative research including ethnographic and participant observation methods based on real world case studies.
Contact: Joshua Green, NE25-379, x2-2233, jbgreen@mit.edu
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SONY IMAGEWORKS PRESENTS: BEOWULF
Generoso Fierro
Fri Jan 25, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF!
Attendance is free and open to the MIT Community!
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
Cosponsor: LSC
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Storytelling and Games in the Digital Age
Henry Jenkins, Sande Scoredos and Thomas Hershey, Sony Pictu
Mon Jan 21 thru Fri Jan 25, 10am-05:00pm, 14E-310
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2008
Limited to 40 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Student teams develop story concepts for various media, including motion picture visual effects and computer games. Sponsored by MIT Comparative Media Studies (CMS) and Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), this non-technical activity focuses on the theoretical, historical, cultural, social, and aesthetic elements of interactive narrative and game structures. Morning lectures explore linear and non-linear storytelling across media, audio-visual elements, game theory, and techniques to increase the depth of interactive console games and enhance storytelling. Afternoons run as workshops where participants collaborate in teams to design interactive story scenarios to be presented during a final session on Friday afternoon.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
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The Films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan (A Complete Retrospective)
Generoso Fierro
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Born in Istanbul, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has emerged as one of the world's most exciting filmmakers. His most recent film Iklimler(Climates)won both the FIPRESCI Prize and was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Over four nights we will show a complete retrospective of his work beginning on January 29th with his short film Koza (Cocoon) and his first full-length feature, Kasaba (The Town) and screening one film each of the next three nights. A style reminiscent of Antonioni, provocative, sad and beautiful.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
Generoso Fierro
Tuesday, Jan 29th 6:30PM Short film Koza(Cocoon/1995) and feature Kasaba (The Town/1997)
Tue Jan 29, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Wednesday Jan 30th 6:30PM Mayis sikintisi (Clouds of May/1999)
Wed Jan 30, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Thursday Jan 31st 6:30PM Uzak (Distant/2002)
Thu Jan 31, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Friday Feb 1st 6:30PM Iklimler (Climates/2006)
Fri Feb 1, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
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