State of the Union by Director Neil Randall

On Wednesday, September 16th, the Director of The Games Institute gave a State of the Union speech to all GI members. Neil Randall has been reinstated as the Director of the institute for the next four years, along with Associate Director Mark Hancock for the next three years. This talk addressed the growing population of student and faculty members currently involved with the institute to outline the research focus and vision of The Games Institute.

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The Games Institute aims to advance the study, design, and purpose of games and game-based interactions by incorporating and leveraging knowledge and experience from all related academic fields and all relevant non-academic sectors. Dr. Randall presented a snapshot of the current state of the GI as well as celebrated how much the GI has grown since being established in 2011.

For any members who may have been absent, keep an eye out for the video to be distributed soon.