George Legrady
George Legrady (HU/US/CA) is an artist-researcher
George Legrady; documentation still 2003
George Legrady operates at the intersection of interactive narrative, the design of new interface metaphors and cultural theory analysis. He also conducts research in the field of software aesthetics.
In his work, Legrady uses motion sensors in an attempt to integrate the audience into the narrative that unfolds in his installations. His work has been exhibited widely, and he has received various awards and has published numerous articles. He also published a number of CD-ROMs, such as Slippery Traces (1996) and An Anecdoted Archive from the Cold War (1994).
George Legrady is currently Professor of Interactive Media at the University of California. Before that he held posts at the Merz Akademie in Stuttgart and at the University of Southern California. He received the USC Innovative Teaching Award for his educational program at the San Francisco State University.
bio: 2003
