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Legendary game designer and developer Warren Spector visits Portugal in the scope of the UT Austin - Portugal Program

08-05-2014

Tuesday,  13/5 (FCT/UNL), 14h30 - Talk in room 2B, Ed. VII

VIDEO GAMES: BECOMING THE MEDIUM OF THE 21st CENTURY If movies and radio were "the media of the 20th century," it’s defensible to say video games are the first new, dominant medium of the 21st. This talk will make that argument. It will begin by covering some of the history of video games, as reflected in the life and career of Warren Spector, a 30-year games industry veteran. In addition, the talk will include an overview of where we are today, as a creative endeavor, as a business and as a cultural force. It will conclude with a discussion of what makes games unique among media and what that says about the future of video games.

16h - Meeting with students

Warren Spector is available to meet with students and discuss projects.

More information about Warren Spector: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Spector

More information about the Demius Sams gaming academy:  http://moody.utexas.edu/gaming-academy