Games for Change Festival

What does it mean to design games within the humanities? Join William “Bro” Adams, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Tracy Fullerton, Director of the USC Game Innovation Lab, for a candid conversation about the challenges and opportunities in exploring history and culture through interactive media. Alongside discussing how the process of working in the humanities differs from (and, occasionally, aligns with) STEM-related fields, this talk will highlight the development and production of Fullerton’s NEH-funded Walden, an open-world game built from primary sources that allows audiences to play as Henry David Thoreau as he chases inspiration (and sustenance) during his first year at Walden Pond.