Grant Awarded To Develop Gaming Education

University of Denver professors Scott Leutenegger, Rafael Fajardo, Debra Austin and Anneliese Andrews have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation in order to introduce videogame design and development as an integrative curriculum in select high- schools in the Denver area. The three-year study hopes to leverage interest in game design to promote greater interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The formal project summary (in PDF format) can be found here.

Dialog:City participating artist D.J. Spooky public lecture

On May 5, 2008, Dialog:City, an official public program of the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee organized by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, will present a free public lecture by participating artist D.J. Spooky (a.k.a. Paul Miller). The lecture will be held at Davis Auditorium on the University of Denver campus, Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave., beginning at 5:30 PM.


WHEN: Monday, May 5, 2008, 5:30 PM - 7PM


WHERE: Davis Auditorium, University of Denver, Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.


D.J. Spooky’s lecture will take cue from his award-winning Rhythm Science collection of essays (MIT Press, 2004), which explore the hidden connections between collage-based aesthetics and what D.J. Spooky likes to call the "politics of perception”. His lectures unpack some of the issues that modern artists face: intellectual property, ownership of ideas, and above all, how art navigates the complex culture of digital media. D.J. Spooky has performed in such venues as The Kennedy Center and The Acropolis and is most well-known for his celebrated performance Rebirth of a Nation.


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