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.
Ryan Chandler Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Ryan Chandler successfully defended his dissertation, “SEMANTIC-PROSODIC CORRELATES OF BACKCHANNEL UTTERANCES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER DIALOG” on March 28th and will graduate May 2023. Program