{"id":8390415,"date":"2026-02-19T01:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8390415"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:58:49","slug":"beyond-play-a-french-american-community-event-on-the-future-of-video-games","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/beyond-play-a-french-american-community-event-on-the-future-of-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Play: A French-American Community Event on the Future of Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guests will meet the representatives of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iccimmersion-vg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six French video game companies<\/a>&nbsp;selected for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/call-for-applications-game-changer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICC Immersion Program<\/a>, an&nbsp;initiative&nbsp;developped&nbsp;by the French Government (Secr\u00e9tariat&nbsp;g\u00e9n\u00e9ral&nbsp;pour&nbsp;l&#8217;investissement, Minist\u00e8re&nbsp;de la Culture, Minist\u00e8re de&nbsp;l&#8217;Europe&nbsp;et des Affaires&nbsp;\u00e9trang\u00e8res&nbsp;and Banque des&nbsp;Territoires) within the framework of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anr.fr\/en\/france-2030\/france-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France 2030<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representing&nbsp;2026\u2019s&nbsp;delegation&nbsp;are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coralie Nugier<\/strong>&nbsp;(Wild and Sweet)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jordan Moutamani<\/strong>&nbsp;(Astrea)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sylvain&nbsp;Sechi<\/strong>&nbsp;(New Tales)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bruno&nbsp;Lecorbet<\/strong>&nbsp;(Eddy)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sasha Bern\u00e8de<\/strong>&nbsp;(Menhir FX)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maxime Dumas<\/strong>&nbsp;(PFX by Persistant Studios)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This evening aims to connect the video game and arts communities of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDC.<\/a>&nbsp;These events&nbsp;provide&nbsp;a unique opportunity to meet creators, artists, and video game professionals, celebrating the intersection of art, technology, and innovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an official opening speech by the Consul General of France in San Francisco, engage in a night of festivities, featuring:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In-depth panels on innovation, impact, and art in video games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;installation&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cocktails and networking with&nbsp;nearly 200&nbsp;guests, including journalists and influencers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Led&nbsp;by&nbsp;Institut&nbsp;fran\u00e7ais and Business France,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/call-for-applications-game-changer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICC Immersion Program<\/a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;implemented&nbsp;by Business France&nbsp;in North America &amp;&nbsp;Villa&nbsp;Albertine. This&nbsp;program&nbsp;provides&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from&nbsp;six&nbsp;selected&nbsp;French gaming&nbsp;companies&nbsp;with&nbsp;a multi-day&nbsp;immersion&nbsp;in the American gaming&nbsp;industry,&nbsp;covering&nbsp;topics&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;artificial&nbsp;intelligence,&nbsp;fundraising, adaptation,&nbsp;marketing,&nbsp;press&nbsp;relations, impact&nbsp;games,&nbsp;community&nbsp;engagement,&nbsp;legal&nbsp;contracts, and&nbsp;pitching.&nbsp;During&nbsp;their&nbsp;stay&nbsp;from&nbsp;March 3 to 11, 2026, the&nbsp;selected&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;will&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in exclusive workshops and&nbsp;masterclasses&nbsp;led&nbsp;by U.S. gaming experts.&nbsp;They&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;visit&nbsp;major&nbsp;industry&nbsp;players&nbsp;such&nbsp;as Netflix Games, Ubisoft, Twitch, Disney, and CAA.&nbsp;Delegates&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;receive&nbsp;accreditation&nbsp;and&nbsp;access&nbsp;to the GDC,&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;unparalleled&nbsp;exposure&nbsp;to the American&nbsp;gaming&nbsp;ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening will also feature&nbsp;<em>Unnatural \u2013 Of Humus &amp; Artifact<\/em>, a solo exhibition and interactive game installation by French artist&nbsp;<strong>Sandrine&nbsp;Deumier<\/strong>, recipient of Villa Albertine\u2019s 2026 French Immersion Exhibition grant. Her immersive work invites audiences into a speculative experience at the crossroads of art and gaming, further underscoring the dynamic dialogue between technology and artistic experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>6 PM &#8211; Doors Open <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>6:30 PM \u2013 Welcome Address<\/strong><br><\/span>Opening speech by Gray Area Representative and the Consul of France in San Francisco<br>Presentation of the Franco-American dynamic and introduction to ICC Immersion <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">6:40 PM \u2013  Panel I <\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cross-Sector Creativity: Gaming, Music, and Art<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How is gaming reshaping creative collaboration across sectors?<br><\/em>This panel highlights the convergence of video games, music, and art collections, and explores how interdisciplinary collaborations are producing new experiments, practices, and economic models.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOLO-Serials-Wade-Wallerstein-1200-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Wade Wallerstein<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Digital Media Producer; Digital Anthropologist, Strategist, and Curator at Gray Area\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Moderator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1459\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1459);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wade Wallerstein is a digital anthropologist, strategist, and curator whose work explores how online environments shape visual culture and embodied experience in virtual worlds. Founder of the platform Silicon Valet and co-director of TRANSFER Gallery, he develops experimental formats to present internet-native art and foster global communities of artists working with networked technologies. As Associate Curator and Community Manager at Gray Area in San Francisco, he curates programs that examine what it means to be human in the digital age, drawing on experience across art, tech policy, and digital ethnographic methods.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1132\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amelie-Rousseaux-1024x1024-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Am\u00e9lie Rousseaux<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Digital Media Producer, The Getty Research Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1132\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1132);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Am\u00e9lie Rousseaux (Senior Digital Media Producer, Getty) drives digital strategy and innovation, shaping media experiences that connect global audiences to the cultural space. With 15 years of experience across the U.S. and Europe, she focuses on translating institutional missions into meaningful digital engagement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1657\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0Anya-Ventura-scaled-e1771462486945-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Anya Ventura<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditorial Content Producer, The Getty Research Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1657\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1657);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anya Ventura is the\u00a0 Editorial Content Producer at the Getty Research Institute. She holds an MA in Public Humanities from Brown University and has previously held editorial roles at MIT&#8217;s Center for Art, Science &amp; Technology\u00a0and the Harvard Cognitive Aesthetics Media Lab.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1688\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gareth-coker-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Gareth Coker<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBritish Composer and Producer, Gorfaine\/Schwartz Agency\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1688\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1688);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gareth Coker is a British composer and producer known for his melodically driven scores, unique soundscapes, and attention to detail and execution in the application of how music emotionally relates and connects to a game&#8217;s players. Works include Halo Infinite (2020), Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (2022), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024). Most recently he co-scored the critically acclaimed game Absolum (2025) as well as delivering the full orchestral score for ARK: The Animated Series &#8211; recorded at Abbey Road Studios currently showing on Paramount Plus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1623\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Florie.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Florie Zheng<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Business Development, Vive Arts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1623\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1623);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Florie Zheng is the Head of Business Development at VIVE Arts, HTC, where she<br \/>\nspearheads the global licensing and distribution of world-class XR projects. Since joining<br \/>\nVIVE Arts in 2020, Florie has been the strategic force behind partnerships with premier<br \/>\nmuseums, artists and cultural institutions, establishing the company\u2019s role as the industry<br \/>\nleader in the intersection of art and immersive technology.<br \/>\nWith a career rooted in finance at Lehman Brothers and the art market at Christie\u2019s, Florie<br \/>\nbridges the gap between traditional cultural prestige and next-generation tech. A former<br \/>\nfintech leader who pioneered blockchain solutions for global banks, she now focuses on<br \/>\nscaling the future of XR. 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It will touch on the various phases in an independent game&#8217;s development lifecycle, the process of creating a company around it, and how technology can best serve storytelling to emotionally engage players in a compelling, immersive experience that unites many art fields in a single, cohesive piece. 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After studying computer science and software architecture, he joined Ubisoft as a gameplay programmer on titles such as Ghost Recon: Wildlands and The Division 2 before founding Sandfall to follow his friend Guillaume on a new adventure with a narrative-driven RPG built in Unreal Engine. As lead programmer and technical director on Clair Obscur, he focuses on tight battle systems, efficient tools for artists, and keeping a small, agile team structure that preserves creative control and craftsmanship<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1276\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celia_headshot1_FINAL-2-scaled-e1771463694690-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Celia Hodent<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhD Psychology,  Expert in UX and Cognitive Sciences\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1276\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1276);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Celia Hodent, PhD in\u00a0psychology,\u00a0is\u00a0recognized\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0leader in the application of user\u00a0experience\u00a0and cognitive science in the\u00a0game\u00a0industry.\u00a0Through\u00a0her\u00a016-year\u00a0experience\u00a0in\u00a0game\u00a0studios (Ubisoft,\u00a0LucasArts, &amp;\u00a0director\u00a0of UX at Epic Games),\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0contributed\u00a0in\u00a0advancing\u00a0the topics of UX\u00a0strategy, inclusion, and\u00a0ethics\u00a0in\u00a0games.<\/p>\n<p>Author\u00a0of the\u00a0critically\u00a0acclaimed\u00a0book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/The-Gamers-Brain-How-Neuroscience-and-UX-Can-Impact-Video-Game-Design\/Hodent\/p\/book\/9780367638184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gamer\u2019s Brain<\/a>, Celia\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0founder\u00a0of the\u00a0Game UX\u00a0Summit\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Ethical\u00a0Games,\u00a0and\u00a0works\u00a0today\u00a0as an\u00a0independent\u00a0consultant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1082\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/celine-tricart-2.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">C\u00e9line Tricart<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer Washington DC Villa Albertine resident, artist and co-director of Coven\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Panelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1082\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1082);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">C\u00e9line Tricart is a former Washington DC Villa Albertine resident, artist and co-director of Coven, a French indie video game based between LA and SF. Her work has been showcased at many major festivals, including Sundance, Venice, Tribeca, SXSW, and HotDocs, and has won many prizes, including the Golden Lion for Best Immersive Experience at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, the Storyscapes Award at Tribeca, also in 2019, or the Lumiere Awards from the Advanced Imaging Society. 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A laureate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/announcing-the-2026-french-immersion-laureate-institutions\/\">French Immersion Exhibition Grant 2026 <\/a>by Villa Albertine, this interactive and narrative work explores a speculative future where humans live in harmony with nature. Participants navigate a mysterious, human\u2011free environment guided by an enigmatic character. The work highlights ecological awareness, interspecies relationships, and interconnected futures. Through immersive digital storytelling, it invites reflection on how humans can coexist with the non\u2011human world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SandrineDeumier-2-1-1024x522.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8482962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SandrineDeumier-2-1-1024x522.webp 1024w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SandrineDeumier-2-1-300x153.webp 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SandrineDeumier-2-1-768x391.webp 768w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SandrineDeumier-2-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gray Area, the venue for Beyond Play, is a nonprofit cultural incubator in San Francisco dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. 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