By Ayshea Khan
While my stomach has finally recovered from the Halloween sugar overdose, I'm still reveling in the eerie magic that occurred at Mendez Middle School two weeks ago. The students in the Austin Film Society's after-school Film and Game Club program brought a haunted house to life through the principles of game design, filmmaking and theater arts.
Last summer, in partnership with the Amd Foundation's Changing the Game initiative and Aisd's Ace Afterschool, the Afs Film Club began to delve into the realm of videogame design with the Digital Media Magic pilot program. The three-week workshop was offered to students from both Martin and Mendez Middle Schools to keep them thinking creatively about media production outside of school time. Afs was able to extend the transmedia curriculum into the school year with the Afs Film and Game Club at Mendez Middle School co-taught by myself and Lora-Jean Garza,...
While my stomach has finally recovered from the Halloween sugar overdose, I'm still reveling in the eerie magic that occurred at Mendez Middle School two weeks ago. The students in the Austin Film Society's after-school Film and Game Club program brought a haunted house to life through the principles of game design, filmmaking and theater arts.
Last summer, in partnership with the Amd Foundation's Changing the Game initiative and Aisd's Ace Afterschool, the Afs Film Club began to delve into the realm of videogame design with the Digital Media Magic pilot program. The three-week workshop was offered to students from both Martin and Mendez Middle Schools to keep them thinking creatively about media production outside of school time. Afs was able to extend the transmedia curriculum into the school year with the Afs Film and Game Club at Mendez Middle School co-taught by myself and Lora-Jean Garza,...
- 11/13/2012
- by Contributors
- Slackerwood
By Ayshea Khan
In March, Austin Film Society Community Education Manager Katy Daiger Dial explored the connections between filmmaker and game designer as a part of the Amd Game On! Workshop at SXSWedu 2012. In an age where movies and games are modeled after one another, where exactly do the two professions intersect? Can they work together to provide effective learning tools for our students?
Thanks to the support of the Amd Foundation’s Changing the Game initiative and Aisd's Ace Afterschool, Afs had the opportunity to explore these issues and find some answers with the Summer Digital Media Magic pilot program. This three-week summer workshop served as a continuation of June's Afs Film Club for Martin and Mendez middle-school students. A transmedia curriculum consisted of core game design concepts alongside filmmaking techniques. Digital Media Magic not only gave students a free and fun reason to get out of the house,...
In March, Austin Film Society Community Education Manager Katy Daiger Dial explored the connections between filmmaker and game designer as a part of the Amd Game On! Workshop at SXSWedu 2012. In an age where movies and games are modeled after one another, where exactly do the two professions intersect? Can they work together to provide effective learning tools for our students?
Thanks to the support of the Amd Foundation’s Changing the Game initiative and Aisd's Ace Afterschool, Afs had the opportunity to explore these issues and find some answers with the Summer Digital Media Magic pilot program. This three-week summer workshop served as a continuation of June's Afs Film Club for Martin and Mendez middle-school students. A transmedia curriculum consisted of core game design concepts alongside filmmaking techniques. Digital Media Magic not only gave students a free and fun reason to get out of the house,...
- 8/6/2012
- by Contributors
- Slackerwood
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