USC Games director Tracy Fullerton pushes boundaries, touts diversity
[Philip Lelyveld comment: Tracy Fullerton gets much-deserved recognition for 10+ years of stretching the boundaries of the gaming experience and building the USC SCA gaming program. ]
Players of the forthcoming “Walden” have the abstract goal of discovering how to live a life of balance somewhere between society and nature. “Walden” may not represent what we regularly see on home video game systems, but it does bear a similarity to one particular game we’re all rather familiar with.
“This is a game in the way that life is a game,” said its creator, professor Tracy Fullerton. The 48-year-old was once a full-time game designer but now runs USC’s Interactive Media & Games division within the School of Cinematic Arts, which has a staff of more than 20, including part-time lecturers.
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