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Title | Too Many Masters? Balancing Entertainment and Education in Serious Games |
Presenter(s) | Denice Blair, Angus Carroll, Casey O'Donnell, Tom Robertson, Rabindra Ratan and Meghan Omeara |
Time | Saturday, October 18, 10:15a-11:15a |
Location | Lake Superior |
Format | Panel |
Description | Balancing the needs of entertainment and educational goals is challenging enough. What happens when you add research goals into the mix? Hear perspectives from various influencers on the development of various educational games. Angus Carroll, CEO of educational games publisher Digital Glass, Rabinda Ratan, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, and educational psychologist, Casey O'Donnell, Assistant Professor and Game Designer at Michigan State University, Tom Robertson, CEO of Cogent Education and museum educator Denice Blair, will discuss how to navigate the competing interests of game design and research, and how balancing the goals of serious games and research make the development process more challenging--and more fun. Some of the questions they will consider include:
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