Designer (games, social impact, HCD), technologist, strategist, dancer, traveler, foodie. Asst. Professor @CDMDePaul. Director of @MattersAtPlay. Tweets my own.
On #InternationalWomensDay, assistant professor Lien Tran discusses how emerging tech, including her VR simulation "A Just Reality," can fill a major gap in essential skills training for law enforcement who respond to and investigate sexual assault & domestic violence incidents.
Thanks to everyone who came to our #G4C2023 panel yesterday on queer games and the apocalypse! We talked about building worlds, destroying worlds, and queer joy. It was *great*
Curious about how we developed #AJustReality trauma-informed #VR training (currently available in the immersive arcade @G4C)? Join us today 7/20 @ 6pm for our #XRsummit workshop, located in Microsoft Music Box! @CDMDePaul@MattersAtPlay
🎉#G4C2023 is only a few weeks away!🎉
We're excited to share these @DePaulU panelists who will explore #VR's role in combating bias in law enforcement:
🔹 @LienT
🔹 Chryselle Rego
🔹 LeAnne Wagner
🔹 Chase Jones
Explore more sessions & register today!▶️buff.ly/436NvWR
Forthcoming Spring 2024 from @DukePress:
MADE IN ASIA/AMERICA: WHY VIDEO GAMES WERE NEVER (REALLY) ABOUT US.
A collection edited by myself and @fickleHQ
In print and fully OPEN ACCESS on e-book!
Huge thanks to the editors @courtney_berger, @ProfessorTMR, and Jenn Malkowski
Looking forward to leading VR workshop at #XRforChange and to celebrate 20 years of Impact for @g4c at 20th festival and participate in first-ever event to convene the video games industry at #UnitedNations to discuss how #games and #XR can support key #SDGs.
YB Hannah Yeoh, Menteri Belia dan Sukan telah merasmikan Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Game Changers Regional Workshop yang telah diadakan di Mereka Space@Publika, Mont Solaris, Kuala Lumpur.
I'm looking forward to attending #AERA23 for the first time tomorrow, joining @janplass and @LienT in an invited fireside chat to talk about @WCER_UW's @fielddaylab and demonstrate that "Games Are Most Definitely Not a Waste of Time."
We are holding another free, open to the public character animation master class with Disney vet and CDM Animator in Residence Brian Ferguson! Join us 4/15 at 11am on our Loop campus.
Regarding Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, my uncredited work is in the book. "Solution" is, by the author's own admission, a take on my game Train. She uses the same theme, gameplay patterns, releases the game at the same location (MIT) ... more
Stoked to have Shekhar from @IronGalaxy come to the center to speak. We go way back and it's amazing to see how his career has evolved in the games industry. This is going to be a real treat for all
Join us for a talk with Shekhar Dhupelia, Head of Strategy at @IronGalaxy Studios, on Thursday, April 13th in the Jarvis Center. Register now to reserve your spot. eventbrite.com/e/jarvis-inno…
Definitely #flashbackFriday but just rediscovered these 2018/19 photos: while tech child have evolved, these illustrate #WhatAGameDevLooksLike - I'm Lien Tran (she/her) juggling many things as designer, educator, mother, emerging tech overall interactivity enthusiast. 👋
ALT Asian woman wearing a navy shirt and 2-strand peach necklace and a Magic Leap headset over her eyes and across the back of her head. The headset is dark gray metal and plastic and looks like dark goggles. She has a strap across shoulder holding the other hardware. She is playing a game while holding a controller in left hand and a young child in a colorful dress and red pants on her right hip and in right hand. People are in the background talking in a meeting space with tables and office chairs.
ALT Asian American woman sitting in an office chair. She is wearing a teal short sleeve shirt and black pants. Covering her eyes to the top of her nose is a black and gray HoloLens headset, which wraps around the back of her head. She holds an infant baby in her crossed arms. The baby's back is pictured, wearing an aqua colored onesie with a silver bow on the back and a pink stretchy headband across the back of her head. The baby is chewing her right fist.
Hey folks!
Last year I had the honor of co-founding a game design think tank called Polaris with some top notch game designers!
The white papers that were written at last year's iteration are up and I'm happy to share them with you!
Thank you ♥
polarisgamedesign.com/report…
Free Game Dev Advice: If you can learn how to be a Technical Artist (and eventually Technical Art Director), get on that. Soooo many people have ping'd me about finding these unicorns