Faculty around the world
Faculty from The GAME School demonstrate the school’s global impact through their research and collaborations around the world.
In spring, Professor Garth Paine, also an affiliated faculty in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, traveled to France to present at the IRCAM Forum on his innovative system that transforms audience smartphones into instruments, breaking down barriers between performer and listener. He was joined by ASU graduate students Celia Yang and Jolene Shao, who each showcased a 10-minute performance piece demonstrating this groundbreaking tool. At Prolight + Sound 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany, Professor of Practice Sven Ortel served as the keynote speaker and spoke on innovation, sustainability and the future of immersive storytelling in the world of entertainment design. Associate Professor Lauren Sarah Hayes performed at the Tectonics Festival in Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Scotland. Her work explores instability and unpredictability through her hybrid analogue-digital live electronics instrument, featuring self-built software, voice processing, synths, drum machines, and repurposed controllers.
In the fall, Assistant Professor Jaime Kirtz led a workshop at the Association of Internet Researchers conference in Sheffield, U.K.,on “AI, Ethics, and the University.” The session examined the complex ethical questions that arise as researchers dive into generative AI—from safeguarding privacy and safety to addressing environmental and political-economic impacts.
