Tracy Fullerton

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Tracy Fullerton

• Visiting Professor at USC
• CTIN 309 Introduction to Interactive Media
• CTIN 488 Game Design Workshop
• CTCS 564 Seminar in Digital Game Studies
• Game Design Workshop (City University of Hong
  Kong)
• Also taught at NY School of Visual Arts
• Co-wrote Game Design Workshop Designing,
  Prototyping Playtesting Game with Chris Swain

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Accomplishments

• Synapse Technology -- Interactive documentary.
• Interfilm/NY
• Interactive Movies
• R/GA
• Worked with Chris on Netwits
• Followed by Sonys gameshows
• Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune

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More Accomplishments

• Left R/GA to create Spiderdance
• MTV Webriot
• History Channel gameshow, Weakest Link
• Closed Spiderdance in 2002
• Works freelance
• Space Race for Epcot Center
• Working on massive multiplayer game for girls

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Current Focus

• Interest in the social nature of games
• Studying narrative in games.
• Getting Game Critical Studies class reinstated

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Tonights Discussion

• Role of the game designer.
• What exactly is a game?
• Examples of inspirational games.
• Can games be an expressive medium?
• What am I learning from game mechanics?