Mark Meadows, USA
Module 1: Tuesday, June 4 th through Wednesday, June 5 th 2002
Curriculum Vitae
Mark Stephen Meadows is an artist and writer, currently living in Paris. He was
most recently Creative Director for a venture of Stanford Research Institute and
prior to that held the post of Artist-In-Residence at Xerox-PARC where he conducted
research in reading and interactivity. He has been a professional designer in
the realm of Interactive Media since 1993, creating works that defy traditional
distinctions of "technology", "narrative" and "visual art."
His 3D animation and interactive design has touched companies from Lucasfilm to
Microsoft, and he has been exhibiting his mixed media artwork since 1987 in galleries
and museums throughout the United States and Europe. Meadows' work has received
awards from Ars Electronica, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and the
National Information Infrastructure (NII) highest honors, among others.
His first book, Pause & Effect, examines interactive narrative while his second,
Simulus & Response, focuses on artificial intelligence and the roles that characters
play in emerging narrative forms.
He has recently learned to play the concertina, sew curtains, and mix tempera
paints (but not at the same time).
Learn more at: http://bore.com/
References
Mark Meadows has recently completed his first book
"Pause & Effect: The Art of Interactive Narrative"
published by MacMillan/Pearson/NewRiders. The 240 pages look into interactive
storytelling, its primary components, and feature interviews with developers from
North America, South America, and Europe.
http://pause-effect.com