Speaker: Georgina Bath Goodlander
April 15-18, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Speakers: Biography

Georgina Bath Goodlander

Interpretive Programs Manager
Smithsonian American Art Museum
External Affairs - Luce Foundation Center
PO Box 37012 MRC 970
MRC 970 SAAM
Washington DC
20013-7012 USA
http://americanart.si.edu/

Georgina Bath Goodlander is the Interpretive Programs Manager of the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. During the Museum's recent renovation she worked extensively on the design and installation of the Center, creating interpretive content and overseeing the development of an interactive kiosk system and companion Web site. Georgina manages all operations of the Luce Foundation Center: she supervises a staffed information desk, implements a weekly schedule of public programs, updates interpretative information, maintains audiovisual installations, and coordinates the selection and installation of collection objects. In 2008, she managed the development and implementation of the Alternate Reality Game Ghosts of a Chance. Georgina has a BA (hons) in Visual Communication/Illustration from the Glasgow School of Art.

Georgina will present Fictional press releases and fake artifacts: How the Smithsonian American Art Museum is letting game players redefine the rules. [Paper]