Game Changer Chicago

"Novels routinely focus broadly on social problems,” Sparrow said. “But we don’t have an example of that in games. A game might focus on one social issue at a time, but wouldn’t necessarily think about racial capitalism, science and technology, and injustices and speculate about what those things might look like in the future.”

Ms. Ashlyn Sparrow everyone! Our former director on and the real world.

For a UChicago designer, video games illuminate real world problems Weston Game Lab’s Ashlyn Sparrow designs games for social impact that go beyond entertainment

We'd like to wish the happiest of birthdays to our co-founder, Patrick Jagoda!

We absolutely could not let this day go by without shouting Happy Birthday to Patrick Jagoda, our longtime faculty affiliate and co-founder of our Game Changer Chicago and Transmedia Story Labs! Happy Birthday Patrick!

Gamers don't age, they level up! Here's to the .

Last week, Ci3 (our parent organization) was featured on America By Design to highlight our new . We're now in the running for the Nambe People's Choice Award Please help us bring it home and vote for using this link: https://bit.ly/2SM5KD7

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It looks like everyone is gaming! Including the U.S. Department of State!

U.S. State Department announces new video game diplomacy program The goal of the virtual exchange program is to foster connections between young people in the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa via skill development.

The game changers Are video games the major cultural industry of our time?

Hey, that's our co-founder Patrick Jagoda! He's talking alternate reality, games, and climate change.

Alternate reality game sparks innovative student ideas about climate change Both online and on stage, Terrarium encourages first-years to collaborate, think critically

Congratulation Patrick!

UChicago scholar brings game design to the forefront of academic research | UChicago Faculty Development Program | The University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.

Check out this spotlight on Patrick Jagoda, co-founder of Ci3's Game Changer Chicago.

UChicago scholar brings game design to the forefront of academic research | UChicago Faculty Development Program | The University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.

Jess Adepoju, MBA ’19: The Game-Changer A student smashes stereotypes — starting with the virtual world.

A Video Game That Wants to Stop Sexual Harassment Educators say a virtual world creates a comfortable zone for teenagers to learn about assault.

Can VR teach us how to deal with sexual harassment? A movement led by survivors, public health experts and technologists is utilizing interactive technology to shift how people approach sexual misconduct