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GOVERNORS LOOK TO ARTS, CULTURE AND DESIGN TO BOOST ECONOMIC
GROWTH
NGA Report Focuses on New Engines of Growth
April 30, 2012
WASHINGTON—With concerns over job creation and business
growth holding a prominent—and persistent—position on policy agendas today,
governors are increasingly finding innovative ways to support economic growth,
according to a new report out today from the National Governors Association
(NGA).
New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture, and Design
focuses on the role that arts, culture and design can play in governors’
policies to create jobs and boost their economies in the short run and
transition to an innovation-based economy in the long run.
In particular, arts, culture and design can assist states
with economic growth because they can serve the following roles:
Provide a fast-growth, dynamic industry cluster;
Help mature industries become more competitive;
Provide the critical ingredients for innovative places;
Catalyze community revitalization; and
Deliver a better-prepared workforce.
“Economic growth is a top priority for all governors,”
said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a member of NGA’s Executive
Committee. “They are using an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach throughout all
state agencies to put in place policies and programs using arts, culture and
design as a means to enhance economic growth.
Globalization and the changing economy have affected
individual states differently, but all are searching for ways to support
high-growth industries, accelerate innovation, foster entrepreneurial activity,
address unemployment, build human capital and revive distressed areas. Using
the five roles as a framework, state leaders—governors, economic development
officials and state arts agencies—have a way to intentionally and strategically
make arts, culture and design an important part of an economic growth agenda.
“As I travel across this country, I have found one thing to
be true in state after state: art works,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman.
“The National Governor's Association has laid out 5 strategies currently
employed by states to use the arts to help strengthen local economies and drive
innovation. I look forward to working with our network of state arts agencies
to support governors in this work.”
This report was produced by NGA with funding support from
the National Endowment for the Arts.
To learn more about state strategies to boost economic
growth and job creation, please visit www.nga.org/center.
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Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is
the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.’s
most respected public policy organizations. Its members are the governors of the
55 states, territories and commonwealths. NGA provides governors and their
senior staff members with services that range from representing states on
Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing
and implementing innovative solutions to public policy challenges through the
NGA Center for Best Practices. For more information, visit www.nga.org.
Last Monday, Greg Street, a 1991 McDaniel College graduate
and the lead systems designer of World of Warcraft, shared his reality of how
he journeyed from Texas to Westminster, and then South Carolina to California
and Northrend, the crescent-shaped continent in northern Azeroth, in the
virtual reality world of gamers.
For Dr. Street, it has been a long, strange, and wonderful
trip from Westminster to the Mists of Pandaria.
The audience that gathered at Decker Center Forum on the
Westminster college campus was an eclectic combination and – yes, one-third of
the audience were hard-core gamers – who know Dr. Street by his screen name “Ghostcrawler” on
gamer message boards, where he is a constant presence in search of feedback on
the World of Warcraft.
The World of Warcraft was first released in 1994 as
“Warcraft: Orcs and Humans.” The popular computer game currently enjoys a
worldwide audience of 10.2 million subscribers as of December 2011… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5077
Related - - McDaniel College – Greg Street SmartTALK links
and notes:
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 From Westminster
to the World of WarcraftKevin E. Dayhoff: Last
Monday, Greg Street, a 1991 McDaniel College graduate and the lead systems
designer of World of Warcraft, shared his reality of how he journeyed from
Texas to Westminster, and then South Carolina to California and Northrend, the
crescent-shaped continent in northern Azeroth, in the virtual reality world of
gamers… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5077
McDaniel College website - World of Warcraft video-game
designer to speak April 30: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/12074.htm
“World of Warcraft video-game designer to speak April 30” Monday, April 16,
2012 - -
“World of Warcraft master systems designer Greg Street,
class of 1991, talks about how his liberal arts education at McDaniel helped
him become a video game designer at 7 p.m. April 30 during SmartTALK with
president Roger Casey in Decker Center Forum.
“Street currently works as a master systems designer at
Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, Calif. He graduated from McDaniel with a
bachelor’s degree in Biology and Philosophy in 1991 and went on to earn a Ph.D.
in Marine Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked as a marine
biologist before moving into the game design field.
“The hour-long event, which is free and open to the public,
includes questions and answers from the audience.
“McDaniel College’s SmartTALK brings notable alumni back to
campus for an on-stage conversation with president Roger Casey on their subject
of expertise. Past SmartTALK presenters have included Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Wendy Ruderman, career foreign-service diplomat Tom Armbruster,
National Marine Fisheries Service director Eric Schwaab, National Teacher of
the Year Michelle Shearer, champion of the environment Gerald W. Winegrad, and,
senior vice-president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Bernard Franklin.”
Inside
Mac Games - Interview: Ensemble's Greg Street November 20, 2006 | Michael Phillipshttp://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=488&Page=1:
“Games don't just appear out of thin air. Games are created by teams of
designers and programers toiling in small underground vaults, unaware of the world
above. At least, that's the information to which I'm privy. At any rate, games
do require designers and Age of Empires III is no exception. Recently, I had
the chance to chat with Greg Street, leader of the design team at Ensemble
Studios that created Age of Empires III, about his role at Ensemble, what
gamers can expect from this latest generation of the Age of Empires series and
other industry related topics of interest. This is a good read, trust me…”
From
the Miami Herald: Miami-Dade Public Schools will open its first
video-game-themed magnet program this fall, with the goal of teaching students
how to design and program video games, the Miami Herald reported on Monday.
The iTech Academy at Miami Springs Senior High School has
125 spots for the freshman class.
“We’re going to be a school that produces not only games,
but apps. It’s part of my vision,” Principal Anna Rodriguez was quoted as
saying. “I can see our students building holograms. I can really see it.”
According to the newspaper, the focus on design and coding
reflects state and national efforts to promote science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM). Proponents of video-game programs say they prepare students
for jobs in the 21st century.
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From
the Miami Herald: Miami-Dade Public Schools will open its first
video-game-themed magnet program this fall, with the goal of teaching students
how to design and program video games, the Miami Herald reported on Monday.
The iTech Academy at Miami Springs Senior High School has
125 spots for the freshman class.
“We’re going to be a school that produces not only games,
but apps. It’s part of my vision,” Principal Anna Rodriguez was quoted as
saying. “I can see our students building holograms. I can really see it.”
According to the newspaper, the focus on design and coding
reflects state and national efforts to promote science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM). Proponents of video-game programs say they prepare students
for jobs in the 21st century.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 From Westminster
to the World of WarcraftKevin E. Dayhoff: Last
Monday, Greg Street, a 1991 McDaniel College graduate and the lead systems
designer of World of Warcraft, shared his reality of how he journeyed from
Texas to Westminster, and then South Carolina to California and Northrend, the
crescent-shaped continent in northern Azeroth, in the virtual reality world of
gamers… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5077
McDaniel College website - World of Warcraft video-game
designer to speak April 30: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/12074.htm
“World of Warcraft video-game designer to speak April 30” Monday, April 16,
2012 - -
“World of Warcraft master systems designer Greg Street,
class of 1991, talks about how his liberal arts education at McDaniel helped
him become a video game designer at 7 p.m. April 30 during SmartTALK with
president Roger Casey in Decker Center Forum.
“Street currently works as a master systems designer at
Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, Calif. He graduated from McDaniel with a
bachelor’s degree in Biology and Philosophy in 1991 and went on to earn a Ph.D.
in Marine Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked as a marine
biologist before moving into the game design field.
“The hour-long event, which is free and open to the public,
includes questions and answers from the audience.
“McDaniel College’s SmartTALK brings notable alumni back to
campus for an on-stage conversation with president Roger Casey on their subject
of expertise. Past SmartTALK presenters have included Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Wendy Ruderman, career foreign-service diplomat Tom Armbruster,
National Marine Fisheries Service director Eric Schwaab, National Teacher of
the Year Michelle Shearer, champion of the environment Gerald W. Winegrad, and,
senior vice-president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Bernard Franklin.”
Inside
Mac Games - Interview: Ensemble's Greg Street November 20, 2006 | Michael Phillipshttp://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=488&Page=1:
“Games don't just appear out of thin air. Games are created by teams of
designers and programers toiling in small underground vaults, unaware of the
world above. At least, that's the information to which I'm privy. At any rate,
games do require designers and Age of Empires III is no exception. Recently, I
had the chance to chat with Greg Street, leader of the design team
at Ensemble Studios that created Age of Empires III, about his role
at Ensemble, what gamers can expect from this latest generation of the Age of
Empires series and other industry related topics of interest. This is a good
read, trust me…”
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@mediabistro What writing exercises do you do to keep your material fresh? @zioneyemedia short creative writing @EstherFink1 artist date - go out and see new things @writingmomoirs keep a journal handy, write every day and stop if it is not fun. @AraTrask@danielaudet Watch more independent films. Read books outside of your comfort zone. Helps tremendously. @danielaudet for me they, exercises, fall somewhere in between rewrites and further edu. based on what I don't yet know. #amediting Follow mbtweets on Twitter @mediabistro
