Agenda
Educators Soapbox
Kelli Dunlap (Executive Director, Take This, Inc.)
Sarah Hays (Accelerate Program Manager, Take This)
Laureline Chiapello (Professor in Game Design, NAD-UQAC)
Ashley Guajardo (Assistant Arts Professor, NYU Game Center)
Kyra Wills-Umdenstock (Administrator & Adjunct Professor, Digital Game Development/CEO, City College of New York/EGD Collective)
Ross A. Hersemann (Founder of Loading Law, Loading Law)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 4:40 pm - 5:40 pm
Pass Type:
Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass -
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Audience Level:
All
Track:
Educators, Culture & Sustainability
Format:
Microtalks
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
This session consists of a series of enlightening, opinion based microtalks as given by veteran educators and game scholars. Experience different perspectives on topics including: student design of games about ‘risky’ topics, games and mental health, 5 things academics need to know about videogame law, the loss of international students in game education programs, and ethics in preparing students for the current job landscape.
Takeaway
Attendees will get plenty of food for thought about opportunities and issues that are on the minds of their colleagues.
Intended Audience
Any game educator should find this session thought-provoking and worth attending for the conversations and connections it inspires.