On 11/04/2011, we are happy to welcome Katie Salen , a game designer, animator, and design educator. She has taught at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT), the University of Texas at Austin, Parsons School of Design, New York University, etc...

Katie Salen is the Executive Director of Institute of Play, which promotes game design as a non-traditional educational tool. In 2009, she helped launch Quest 2 Learn (Q2L), a new public school in Manhattan, New York City, for which she is the Executive Director of Design.

Conference / discussion with Katie Salen
Monday 11th April - 17h30 - 20h00
CRI - room 2006

We will discuss together how games can change the way we think about education and how games could be implemented in our curriculums at CRI and in all the educational activities we're involved in as teachers, students or volunteers.

More information :
Wikipedia :
Institute of Play
Quest 2 Learn
New York Times article (Sept 2010)