Keynote speaker Dr. Judith Pintar will introduce her Playful By Design framework for creating game design programs for positive social impact at the inaugural Playful By Design conference in Portugal. Along with a group of UIUC faculty and representatives from Game Studies and Design the conference will bring together game design educators and companies in Portugal. From this experience, Game Studies and Design aims to form educational partnerships with universities in Portugal and promote the Playful By Design model across the globe.
First Year Informatics PhD Students Present on AI and Gamification within Heritage Education
“From Past to Present: A Study of AI-driven Gamification in Heritage Education,” co-authored by first year Informatics PhD students Sepehr Vaez Afshar and Sarvin Eshaghi