Ian bogost'S SUGGESTED READINGS

The suggested reading list includes various reading and media recommendations provided by the lecturer. This list of materials can include projects authored by the lecturer or others, and provides further insight into the guest’s sources of inspiration and additional context surrounding the artist/scholar/designer’s work and practice. This list is shared with RMCAD students and faculty and is archived on the website for academic integration and research opportunities. The physical materials are archived in the RMCAD campus library and the VASD Program archive.

Alien Phenomenology by Ian Bogost
Book

The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
Book

Animal Crossing
Video Game, any edition

The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
Book, sort of

Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Book

Colors in Context by Naomi Kuno
Book

Uncommon Places: The Complete Works by Stephen Shore
Book

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Bravo
Television Show

Naked Airport by Alastair Gordon
Book

 Drop7
iPhone Game

Persuasive Games by Ian Bogost
Book         

Metropolitan by Whit Stillman
Film

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Book

“Greater Los Angeles,” BldgBlog, http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/greater-los-angeles.html
Online Article

The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus
Book

The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
Book

Chopped, Food Network
Television Show

Barnstorming by Steve Cartwright
Videogame, Atari

Laws of Media: The New Science by Marshall and Eric McLuhan
Book

Mythologies by Roland Barthes
Book