Jeff Watson (designer)

Jeff Watson (born March 26, 1973) is a Canadian game designer, writer, and educator. His principal topics of interest are pervasive and environmental game design, creative process design, and participatory media. He is currently an assistant professor of interactive media and games at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, associate faculty at the USC Game Innovation Lab, and director (with Stuart Candy) of the Situation Lab.

Jeff Watson
Born (1973-03-26) March 26, 1973
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canadian
EducationUSC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles
Known forGame Design
Notable work
The Thing From The Future (2014)
Reality Ends Here (2011-)
AwardsAssociation of Professional Futurists Most Significant Futures Work Award (2015)
IndieCade Impact Award (2012)
Websitewww.remotedevice.net

Biography

Watson was born in Calgary, Alberta. He attended McGill University in Montreal, York University and the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he received his PhD (2011) in media arts and practice. His dissertation project, Reality Ends Here, won the 2012 Impact Award at the IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games. From 2013 to 2014, Watson was an assistant professor in the Digital Futures program at OCAD University in Toronto, where he founded the Situation Lab with futurist Stuart Candy. In 2014, the Situation Lab released its first game, The Thing From the Future.

Awards
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References
  1. "Association of Professional Futurists 2015 MSFW Awards". July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  2. "IndieCade 2012 Award Winners". October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
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