matteo bittanti

"Life as a boundless-level videogame with an infinite array of characters to pick from" 

(Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky)

Welcome! My name is Matteo Bittanti, aka “mbf”.

This blog is basically a bulletin board. This is where I post stuff that catches my attention - music, videos, news, etc.  Mostly, a trivial pursuit.

If you're interested in what I do, check my personal website, Mattscape

Here's more info about me: 

Research interests: game studies, media studies, visual studies,  cultural studies

My research focuses on the cultural, social, and theoretical aspects of emerging technology, with an emphasis on the interrelations of popular culture, visual culture, and the arts. Primary interest is the social and cultural impact of videogames. I have been investigating the intersections between cinema and videogames, forms of consumerism, and popular narratives.

Professional Experience

Associate Researcher, Stanford Humanities Lab, Stanford, (ongoing)

Lecturer in Game Studies, California College of the Arts, San Francisco (ongoing)

Lecturer in Advanced Visual Stduies, California College of the Arts, Oakland (ongoing)

Curator, The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose' (ongoing)

PostDoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley (2006-2008)

Education

Visiting Scholar, Stanford Humanities Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

Ph.D. in New Technologies of Communication, IULM University, Milan

M.S. Mass Communication, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA

B.A. Philosophy and Media Studies, University of the Sacred Heart, Milan

Affiliations

Stanford Humanities Lab, Stanford University [read more]

IULM Humanities Lab, IULM University [read more]

"How They Got Game" [read more]

GameStudies.org review board [read more]

Games&Culture review board [read more]

GamesLab, IULM University [read more]

International Game Developers Association [read more]

Digital Youth Project, UC Berkeley [read more]

DIGRA 2007 review board [read more]

International Journal of Information Technology review board [read more] 

Ongoing projects: here

Writing: here

Art-related projects: here

Fields of Research Activity

Transmedia interaction (especially game and cinema convergence) 

Game Art 

Game Criticism 

Video game-related controversies 

Digital preservation (game archives) 

History of Videogames

Horror and Science-Fiction genres across media

Visual Culture