Synopsis for Industry and Academia: In Search of the Love


Speakers/Panalists

Brenda Brathwaite

Brenda Brathwaite
Game Designer and Professor
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Greg Foertsch

Greg Foertsch
Lead Artist, Firaxis Games
Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art
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Ian Pilipski

Ian Pilipski
Senior Programmer
THQ's Kaos Studios
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Colleen Macklin

Colleen Macklin
Director, PETLab
Associate Professor, Communication Design & Technology; Parsons the New School for Design
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Aram Cookson

Aram Cookson
Professor
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Brett Phares

Brett Phares
Assistant Professor of Interactive Media
Marist College
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Synopsis

For years, the game industry and game academia have bumped heads. In this panel moderated by industry veteran turned academic Brenda Brathwaite, three academics and three industry veterans explore this relationship, its problems and its promise in search of solutions and partnerships that can benefit all.