Katie Salen

Katie Salen is a scholar active in the fields of game design and digital education. She currently serves as a professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. Her research investigates how game design impacts player experiences, with a particular focus on rules and community governance mechanisms in multiplayer online games. Katie Salen is also dedicated to applying gamification principles in education. She participated in the "Quest to Learn" project, integrating game design into public school curricula to provide interest-driven learning opportunities for young people. Her research combines socio-technical systems and design thinking, aiming to explore how games facilitate social interaction and learning.

• Present·University of California, Irvine·Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Affairs
  • Focused on game design, rule analysis, and community building in multiplayer online games, researching the impact of socio-technical systems on education and interaction.

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