Katie Salen
Game designer and design director of the Quest2Learn school in New York
Katie Salen is a game designer, interactive designer, animator, and design educator. In 2009 she founded the first ever digital school for grades 6-12, Quest 2 Learn (Q2L) in New York. She is the co-author of "Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals," a textbook on game design, as well as the "Game Design Reader." She writes extensively on game design, design education, and game culture.
The game designer is most interested in the “social fabric component” of games, and how interactions with other people can become increasingly interesting over time.
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Communication is key for effective parenting. The simplest and biggest thing a parent can do with a child is to sit down and play with them.
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The professor found that the unusual problems presented by game design taught students how to engage an audience.
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The designer founded a school in New York that organizes its curriculum around gaming and digital culture.
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The game designer was tasked with creating games to be played very, very slowly. When the last fax (ever) is sent, someone will be a big winner.
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A conversation with the game designer and founder of the Quest2Learn school.
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