Designing Games for Advocacy with the Game Changer Chicago Design Lab
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2018
1:00 - 3:00 PM
@ Logan Center for the Arts, Seminar Terrace Room (8th Floor)
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When it comes to having fun, games have always been a major part of our lives, but the University of Chicago’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab is taking it further by creating games that are also tools for education that can improve health and lead to social change. In this lab, hosted by the Game Changer Chicago Design Lab with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, our nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health, learn about the basic principles of game design, the impact different designs can have, and the Game Changer Lab's work to use games of all types—video, board, mobile, and mixed reality—as tools to teach Chicago-area youth about health and participatory advocacy. And of course, play some games!
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Wednesday, Oct 17, 2018
1:00 - 3:00 PM
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<p>When it comes to having fun, games have always been a major part of our lives, but the University of Chicago’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab is taking it further by creating games that are also tools for education that can improve health and lead to social change. In this lab, hosted by the Game Changer Chicago Design Lab with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, our nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health, learn about the basic principles of game design, the impact different designs can have, and the Game Changer Lab's work to use games of all types—video, board, mobile, and mixed reality—as tools to teach Chicago-area youth about health and participatory advocacy. And of course, play some games!</p>
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Logan Center for the Arts, Seminar Terrace Room (8th Floor) 915 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
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Logan Center for the Arts, Seminar Terrace Room (8th Floor)
915 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
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