Ian Bogost

American philosopher, video game designer (born 1976)
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Ian Bogost

Summary

Ian Bogost is a human[1]. He was born on December 30, 1976[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3], writer[4], video game developer[5], philosopher[6], and entrepreneur[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ian Bogost was born on December 30, 1976[2].
  • Ian Bogost held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Ian Bogost's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Ian Bogost's professions included writer[4].
  • Ian Bogost's professions included video game developer[5].
  • Ian Bogost worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Ian Bogost's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • Ian Bogost was employed by Georgia Tech[10].
  • Ian Bogost was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • Ian Bogost was educated at University of Southern California[12].
  • Ian Bogost is recorded as male[13].
  • Ian Bogost's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ian Bogost's Commons category is recorded as Ian Bogost[15].
  • Ian Bogost earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].
  • Ian Bogost's given name is recorded as Ian[17].
  • Ian Bogost's official website is recorded as http://www.bogost.com[18].
  • Ian Bogost's work location is recorded as Atlanta[19].
  • Ian Bogost's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Ian Bogost's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[21].
  • Ian Bogost's has works in the collection is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum[22].
  • Ian Bogost's has written for is recorded as The Atlantic[23].
  • Ian Bogost's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[24].
  • Ian Bogost's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+106101'}[25].
  • Ian Bogost's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+103493'}[26].
  • Ian Bogost's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+107474'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Ian Bogost was born on December 30, 1976[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and University of Southern California[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35]. Ian Bogost earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3], writer[4], video game developer[5], philosopher[6], and entrepreneur[7]. Ian Bogost was employed by Georgia Tech[10].

Why It Matters

Ian Bogost ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Works attributed to him include Bloomsday on Twitter[37], a creative work[38] and A Slow Year: Game Poems[39], a creative work[40].

FAQs

What did Ian Bogost do for work?

Ian Bogost worked as university teacher[3], writer[4], video game developer[5], philosopher[6], and entrepreneur[7].

Where did Ian Bogost go to school?

Ian Bogost was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11] and University of Southern California[12].

References

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  1. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . bogost.com. Retrieved . bogost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . bogost.com. Retrieved . bogost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . bogost.com. Retrieved . bogost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bogost.com. Retrieved . bogost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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