Conversation With Artist Robert Nideffer August 16, 2009

Robert Nideffer, based in Irvine, will compare the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch that illustrate fantasy with religious narratives along with the images in World of Warcracft.

Robert researches, teaches, and publishes in the areas of virtual environments and behavior, interface theory and design, technology and culture, and contemporary social theory. He holds an MFA in Computer Arts ('97), and a Ph.D. in Sociology ('94), and is an Associate Professor in Studio Art and Informatics at UC Irvine. From 2007-2009 he was Director of the Arts Computation Engineering (ACE) Graduate program. In 1999 he founded the Game Culture and Technology Lab, and in 2005 (first proposed in 2000) a related academic Concentration in Game Culture and Technology housed between the School of Information and Computer Science, and the School of the Arts. Robert has participated in a number of national and international online and offline exhibitions, speaking engagements and panels for a variety of professional conferences.

Robert's triptych 2007 BC (2009) is currently on display in Laguna Art Museum’s WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon exhibition.

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