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New women-led game design program at Mohawk College to focus on ethics and inclusion

She grew up playing action and adventure video games on Atari, Commodore 64 and Nintendo DS, and has continued as an adult, using them as a "Motivational tool" in research and writing.

gamificationDave EngMarch 21, 2023Gamification, game design, women, program, ethics, inclusion, college, workplace, newsComment

Budding game designer wants to help those with brain diseases

Since eighth grade, Zoe Hubbard has known she wanted to design video games, but not for late-night bouts of "Fortnite" or "League of Legends." Hubbard, a May 2022 graduate of Renaissance High School in Franklin, wants her games to help people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, ADHD and other brain-based conditions.

gamesDave EngNovember 26, 2022Games, game designer, diseases, brain, Alzheimer’s, college, exam, newsComment

The Players are the Product: A Study of Player Communities, Community Managers, and Zombies

Multiple times per year for more than a decade there are foam darts left on the Ohio University College Green when the sun rises. They are the remains of a game played the night before where some dozens or hundreds of students have come together to simulate a zombie apocalypse.