by Danny Kim
by Danny Kim I’ve always thought that the School of Cinematic Arts had a life of its own, separate from the image of USC at large. As far as I understand, the USC School of Cinematic Arts has always been known as one of the premier institutions – if not the premier institution – to study the […]
by Danny Kim We take game consoles for granted these days. Everyone and their granny owns an Xbox, PS3, or Wii these days, with install base numbers exceeding 140 million in the US alone. However, for consoles to even exist, someone had to invent them; someone had to think, “Hmm, wouldn’t it be awesome if […]
by Danny Kim Last Friday, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. opened up its latest and certainly discussion-worthy exhibit, The Art of Video Games. The exhibit explores the 40 year history of video games as an art form, with emphasis on visual effects, use of new technology, and the synergy of art, technology, […]
by Danny Kim (as originally posted on the now-defunct CelebritySC) Nevermind from Erin Reynolds on Vimeo Games are all about reaction and control. You react to what a game gives you in the digital space by consciously doing something in the physical space – for example, an enemy pops up and you pull the trigger on […]
I wrote this paper as my final paper for CTIN309: Intro to Interactive, which I took during the fall semester of my freshman year at USC. For a freshman paper, I think it’s pretty durn good, so I’ve decided to polish it up a bit and post it here. I’ve also put in Youtube links in this […]
by Danny Kim One Tuesday in the fall of 2011, I was sitting in CTPR242 (Fundamentals of Cinematic Sound). The date was November 15th, merely four days after 11-11-11, a momentous day when many a gamer’s social lives went kaput with the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I’d been playing quite a while over […]
by Danny Kim Bioshock was released in the summer of 2007 to much critical acclaim. Reviewers praised the narrative and the world that Irrational Games had created, with the striking art-deco visual style and the intricately designed narrative coming together with brilliant writing and design to form a believable underwater dystopia. Its 2010 sequel, Bioshock […]
by Danny Kim With over 14 years of experience in the games industry, Chris Avellone is an industry veteran in every sense. Currently Creative Director and Chief Creative Officer at Obsidian Entertainment, he has played a role in shaping some of the most memorable experiences in gaming history, from the vast wastelands of Fallout 2 […]