Speakers
Laureline Chiapello, Professor in Game Design, NAD-UQAC (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
Laureline Chiapello is a professor of game design at NAD, the School of Digital Arts, Animation, and Design affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC). She leads the Digital Creativity research axis within the Chair in Creative Economy and Well-Being, supported by a $1 million grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). Her experimental games have been exhibited at major international events such as MUTEK (a festival dedicated to digital creativity and electronic music), ISEA (the International Symposium on Electronic Art), and the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal. Since 2010, she has been teaching video game creation and conducting research on Quebec's game industry. She has collaborated with designers from various local studios as well as with game design students, striving to highlight and value the diverse forms of knowledge that shape professional game development.