The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium in which members of the fields of game studies, art history and related areas of cultural studies gather to investigate games as an art form. Speakers include: • John Romero, designer of Doom and co-founder of Gazillion Entertainment • Christiane Paul, New School professor and…

After collaborating with Air on her previous album, Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Francophone dream-pop has since undergone a darker transformation. Musical experimentation with Beck and medical procedures following a waterskiing accident gave birth to Gainsbourg’s most recent brainchild, “IRM” (the French acronym for MRI). Gone are the tender, hesitant vocals; they’ve been replaced by odd assertions, dark…

Illustration by Simply Carl

Just a few minutes before classes start at 11 a.m., a few SCAD students in the elevator have their eyes glued to machines the size of a deck of cards, with screens displaying tiny text. The students’ thumbs move at feverish speeds, scrolling through tweets or updating their statuses.

The Student Media Council is now seeking applicants for 2010-11 editor-in-chief of The Connector, SCAD Atlanta’s online student news source. The position also oversees production of SCAD Atlanta’s award-winning quarterly student magazine, SCAN. This stipended position offers an unparalleled opportunity to manage a talented staff of writers, photographers, designers and illustrators, as well as gain…

Artist Terry Berlier stopped by SCAD Atlanta on Jan. 21 to share her creative process with students, staff and visitors.