Samantha Gorman

Samantha Gorman is an academic, a scholar, and an artist. She is best known for her work in immersive theater and her combination of computer games and writing. Gorman co-founded the computer art and games studio, Tender Claws,[1] and is an assistant professor at Northeastern University,[2]

Education and career

Gorman did her undergraduate work at Brown University working in literary arts and digital performance.[2] She then earned a master's degree in fine art from Brown University in 2010.[3][4] She has a PhD. in media arts and practice from the University of Southern California.[2][5]

Works

Gorman is best known for her work in digital media, particularly the interactions between writing and performing. Gorman developed Pry,[6][7] a project that was nominated as one of Apple's 25 best apps of 2015.[8] Her work on Tempest received the 2020 best narrative experience award from the Raindance Film Festival.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro developed Under Presents: Tempest[10] which was an virtual reality theater event reviewed by The New York Times,[1]Theater Journal,[11] CNET,[12] and Los Angeles Times.[13]

Reference List
  1. Soloski, Alexis (2020-07-08). "Theater's Next Act? A Show That's All in Your Head". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. "Samantha Gorman". NortheasternUniversity.edu. Northeastern University: College of Arts, Media, and Design. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. Gorman, Samantha (2010). Translocations: in three parts (Thesis). OCLC 728081010.
  4. JHave (2014-12-29). "Prying: Jhave on Tender Claws' New App". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. "Rising Stars". Variety. Vol. 327, no. 13. April 28, 2015. p. 55 – via ProQuest.
  6. Coover, Roderick (2019-11-28). The Digital Imaginary: Literature and Cinema of the Database. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-4757-3.
  7. Locke, Charley. "You Don't Want to Know What PTSD Is Like, but Pry, a Powerful iOS Game, Tries to Show You Anyway". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. Eadicicco, Lisa (December 9, 2015). "Apple's 25 Best iPhone Apps of the Year". Time. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. "2020 Raindance Immersive Winners Announced". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  10. Warren, Matt (2020-07-30). "Tender Claws Uses VR to Re-Imagine Immersive Theater During Lockdown". Film Independent. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  11. Stein, Scott (March 6, 2020). "With real theaters closed, actors are turning to virtual reality". CNET. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  12. Baur, Devon (March 2021). "The Under Presents by Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro (review)". Theatre Journal; Baltimore. Vol. 73, no. 1. pp. 106–108 – via ProQuest.
  13. Martens, Todd (2020-04-26). "Actors sheltering at home perform in live VR experiences, making case for new theater form". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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