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Meaningful Play 2014 at Michigan State University

Session Information

TitleCreative Chaos
Presenter(s)

Drew DavidsonDrew Davidson is the Director of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a professor, producer and player of interactive media. His background spans academic, industry and professional worlds and he is interested in stories across texts, comics, games and other media. He completed his Ph.D. in Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to that, he received a B.A. and M.A. in Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He chaired Game Art & Design and Interactive Media Design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the Art Institute Online. Drew has taught and researched at several universities. Drew also consults for a variety of companies, institutions and organizations.

TimeSaturday, October 18, 11:30a-12:30p
LocationBallroom
FormatSpeaker
DescriptionAt the ETC, interdisciplinary graduate student teams collaborate on semester-long projects to make transformational games. In 2008, we partnered with a Dr. Laurie Weingart (a professor at CMU's Tepper, School of Business) to explore how expertise diversity translates into innovation. This talk will explore the results of the study, while sharing insights into how to best foster creativity and collaboration in order to make the most impactful transformational games.

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