This is the question that drives and inspires ETC, the Entertainment Technology Center at The University of Southern California, a leading forum, think tank and research center that brings together senior executives, innovators, thought leaders, and catalysts from the entertainment, consumer electronics, technology, and services industries along with the academic resources of the University of Southern California to explore and to act upon topics and issues related to the creation, distribution, and consumption of entertainment content in the 21st Century.
True to the founding vision originally conceived 20 years ago by George Lucas and carried on today through CEO and Executive Director Kenneth Williams, ETC engages in a broad portfolio of projects all on the frontier of next generation entertainment. With the pace of change only accelerating, ETC plays a vital role as a hub of information, insight, analysis and perspective through projects, research, events and publications.
The completely redesigned ETCenter.org now serves its members and a broadening base of industry professionals with curated content and original publications. Within ETCenter.org is ETCentric, where members and guests will find the most current industry technology news and trends. ETC Members have additional access to special reports and research found on ETCentric. Members also receive ETCentric’s Daily Bullet, a news brief tailored to member’s interest and information needs.
In addition to the daily briefing, ETCentric introduces a special daily feature. Mondays will preview the week ahead with a focus on product launches, major announcements, reports or key events. Tuesdays deliver a guest column, giving members a platform or bringing outside experts to the forum. Wednesdays feature special reports, some generated through ETC and others shared from outside. ETC recaps trade show, conferences and events in a regular Thursday rundown. And Fridays encapsulates the week in entertainment technology with the week in review. Register here for The Daily Bullet.
The ETC is also a convener. Look for special events, seminars, panels and conferences organized by or in partnership with ETC. Silicon Beach@USC, produced with the Marshall School during the Fall of 2012, gathered many of the most prominent innovators and incubators in Los Angeles for a provocative series of panels and discussion.
The future is here.