Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Tips for talking to Robert Yang at GDC. Do you see me? I look like this. Or try to sneak a peek at the name on the badge.

Game Designer, Dancer, Artist, Guy who blogs about mostly those three things.

LA Times Features Lab Director. Welcome to the Game Innovation Lab. We are the premier center for experimental game design research at USC. Founded in 2004, the lab is directed by Professor Tracy Fullerton. The mission of the lab is to pursue experimental design of games in cultural realms including art, science, politics and learning. The international success of games that have emerged from the lab, including. The Cat and the Coup. The lab has a s.

I do some other stuff too, but my. Is designing games that enchant. To me, games are interactive experiences. That enable people to explore their own stories. They are an art, a philosophy, a. My calling is to make play better. Through psychological and aesthetic experience theories, outreach, research, and experimentation. Sometimes I fail, always I learn.

Watch the video and see an extended script of the talk below. We can use play for everyday activism. We need to rethink how we are currently using games for social impact.

Text schedule, with full panel information, follows the flyer image. Please feel free to join us, and RSVP to me to make sure we can have enough food on hand. Held in conjunction with the GameCamp! Saturday, May 2.