Web & Social Media @ American Art

ALL ABOUT ME www.countedshadows.com @bathlander

2000: Worked for a summer in Yellowstone National Park.

2001: Graduated w/BA (hons) in Visual Communication/Illustration, Glasgow School of Art.

Worked summer/fall in Toronto (met a boy).

2002/03: Taught English in Songjiang, China.

2003/04: Advanced Level Internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (moved in with boy)

2004: Job! Research Assistant at the Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

2005: Project Manager at the Luce Foundation Center.

2006: Programs Coordinator, Luce Foundation Center. The museum re-opened.

2008: Interpretive Programs Manager, Luce Foundation Center.

Implemented “Ghosts of a Chance” ARG. (married boy)

2009: Started work on The Art of Video Games exhibition.

2010: Implemented “Pheon” ARG.

2011: Web & Social Media Content Manager, Smithsonian American Art Museum

2012: The Art of Video Games opened. Introduced @PaikBot.

2013: ?

SMITHSONIAN www.americanart.si.edu

AMERICAN ART MUSEUM facebook.com/americanart

twitter.com/americanart

flickr.com/americanartmuseum

youtube.com/americanartmuseum

LUCE FOUNDATION CENTER www.americanart.si.edu/luce

www.facebook.com/americanartluce

INTERPRETIVE KIOSKS www.americanart.si.edu/luce

FILL THE GAP www.tinyurl.com/fillgap

GHOSTS OF A CHANCE www.ghostsofachance.com

www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2009/papers/goodlander/

An ARG is “an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform to tell a story that may be affected by

participants’ ideas or actions.” -- Wikipedia

PHEONthe game that no-one played

Evaluation reports:

www.tinyurl.com/pheonfacebook

www.tinyurl.com/pheonmuseum

THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES www.americanart.si.edu/taovg

IT CHANGED EVERYTHING

HOW WE APPROACH

DEVELOPMENT www.americanart.si.edu/credits

WHEN WE START TALKING

ABOUT AN EXHIBITION

HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT

AND WHO MANAGES IT www.americanart.si.edu/visit/social_media

SO, WHAT’S NEW?www.americanart.si.edu/visit/enews

WHAT ELSE?www.flickr.com/americanartmuseum

AND? www.youtube.com/

americanartmuseum

SAVING

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BEST

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LAST

www.twitter.com/paikbot

WHAT’S NEXT? LARPing?

thincasting

Pinterest

Tumblr?

More video

More games

More mobile

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