Loading…
This event has ended. Visit the official site or create your own event on Sched.
Visit gamesforchange.org/festival for the full Festival website.
Back To Schedule
Friday, June 24 • 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Games and Governance: Designing Games with International Organizations

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Tweet Share
At the Engagement Lab, students, staff and faculty design games (digital and analog) for local social impact in the developing world. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of co-designing with development and humanitarian organizations, such as UNICEF and the Red Cross, in such a way that has immediate benefit to players and builds capacity for the organization. With special guests from UNDP Egypt.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Gordon

Eric Gordon

Founder and Executive Director, The Engagement Lab @ Emerson College
Eric Gordon is a game designer and scholar focused on civic engagement, learning, and play. He is an associate professor at Emerson College and the founder and executive director of the Engagement Lab (http://elab.emerson.edu). He is also a faculty associate at the Berkman Center... Read More →
avatar for Gazbia Sorour

Gazbia Sorour

UNDP Egypt
Gazbia Sorour works in the United Nations Development Programme in Egypt with the Innovation for Development Team. She graduated from the American University in Cairo with a degree in Political Science and History. During her time in UNDP Egypt. She was one of the founders of the... Read More →
avatar for Sherif El Tokali

Sherif El Tokali

UNDP Egypt
Sherif El Tokali is Assistant Resident Representative at the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) Egypt Country Office and the Innovation forDevelopment Team Leader. Tokali joined UNDP Egypt in 1991 and has been workingon promoting the Information and Communications Technology... Read More →

Friday June 24, 2016 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Room 105
  Civics & Social Issues, Talk

Attendees (39)