Katherine Isbister
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Katherine Isbister
@kcisbister.bsky.social
HCI and Games researcher, author of How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, and Playful Wearables (Jan 2024--https://tinyurl.com/4z9mjxrm)
Just a reminder that if you wanted to volunteer to be Editor in Chief of ACM Games, you have until Feb 20 to submit your self nomination (or to nominate someone else): dl.acm.org/pb-assets/st... Please spread the word, and consider coming forward for this important role!
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February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
HCI folks please spread the word about our #CHI2026 workshop: sites.google.com/.../designin... It will take place April 14 2:15-6:00 p.m., if you are interested in design for community climate resilience you might enjoy taking part! Short and informal submissions ok, deadline Feb. 15
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February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Game educators, GDC submissions are due much earlier! (Aug 7). Please submit, I can vouch that the conference is really excited to have educator content and even opened up ideas like workshops and debates. Here's the call: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for... Feel free to reach out to me with any questions 🙂
GDC Call for Submissions | Game Developers Conference
Submit talks for GDC 2026.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Katherine Isbister
🔥 The labs of #BaskinEngineering Professors of Computational Media @kcisbister.bsky.social, Magy Seif El-Nasr, and Sri Kurniawan, along with Visiting Professor Edward Melcer, are using game design to help communities build resilience to wildfire. 🤯 👀 Read the story: bit.ly/44ugpTN
July 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Have a burning question or thought about Game Education? Put it here for discussion at this year's Game Developer Conference Educator Summit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Game Professor Help Desk
Game courses and degree programs have exploded in popularity over the last decade. This has led to a lot of good things—more students heading out into the game industry and related fields with excelle...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Deep discount today on How Games Move Us--$1.99 Kindle sale! www.amazon.com/How-Games-Mo...
October 17, 2023 at 3:21 PM