UC SANTA CRUZ
The Baskin School
The Future
of Gaming
of Engineering at
UC Santa Cruz
AI-based, real-time
rendered 3D virtual
characters Grace
and Trip in Michael
Mateas’ Façade
You are cordially invited to join trustees of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Directions and
Board for a presentation by Michael Mateas, leading expert on Artificial parking information:
Intelligence (AI) in art and entertainment and UCSC faculty member.
The offices of Occidental
Petroleum Corporation
Unfolding the Future of Interactive Storytelling
are located at the northeast
The major storytelling medium of the 21st century will be defined by Artificial corner of Westwood
Intelligence (AI). AI and its methods will play a lead role in arts and entertainment and Wilshire Boulevards
by transforming conventional, linear storylines into vivid, dynamic “storyworlds” in Westwood Village
for the audience as players to create and explore. On their journeys through (in the same building as
game environments, players will encounter personality-rich autonomous charac- the Armand Hammer
ters and directly shape the story-arc of their adventures through their own action. Museum), 3 blocks east
of the 405 freeway’s
Michael Mateas of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University
Wilshire Boulevard exit.
of California, Santa Cruz, will discuss how his AI work and research will be
Parking is available on
applied to the next generation of storytelling, as well as the many opportunities Westwood Boulevard
and possibilities for the medium’s future. under the Museum.
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Please proceed to the
main lobby of Occidental
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Petroleum Corp. and the
Place: Conference Room, 8th Floor, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, security staff will direct you.
10889 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.
RSVP to Jennifer Hale-King at the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Office
at (831) 459-4339 or by May 13.