Instructor uses video games to promote social change
Instructor uses video games to promote social change
Instructor uses video games to promote social change
By Barbara Gutierrez
January 31, 2023
Summary
Students enrolled in School of Communication associate professor Lindsay Grace's classes spend a great deal of time playing video games.
He creates games to promote social change, and that is what he teaches in his classes.
"As an academic, Lindsay's work is diverse and spans between creative practice and traditional game design research. As a practitioner, he focuses on independent games that try to improve the human condition through playful, prosocial, impact-driven experiences," said Kim Grinfeder, associate professor of interactive media.
The love of video games began early for Grace, who was sickly as a child.
The associate professor devotes time to many organizations like Games For Change, a group that brings together gaming and immersive media innovators who work on projects that can have a social impact.
At a recent conference in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, he ran a workshop on creating games for social change.
Besides providing hours of diversion, Grace said that he believes video games can offer many opportunities for behavioral change, empathy, and conflict resolution.
Reference
Gutierrez, B. (2023, January 1). Instructor uses video games to promote Social Change. University of Miami News and Events. https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/01/instructor-uses-video-games-to-promote-social-change.html