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Tuesday, July 6 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
An Experimental Multiplayer RPG for Nuclear Policy Education

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Are you interested in RPGs, Educational Games, or Nuclear Policy? if so, then come play Chain ReAction, a game about nuclear testing's untold stories!

During the game, Participants examine historical materials to help one of four organizations shape the future of nuclear testing. Participants will also discuss design and research with the Developers (continued in the festival).

This workshop is for developers, researchers, and educators interested in the intersection of games, policy, and education.
Speakers
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Derek Chan

Producer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Derek (Roderick Luke) Chan is video game producer and designer. He recently graduated from the ETC after completing several projects focused on group storytelling, roleplaying, and interactive virtual events. As a result of these experiences, he now works at Amazon producing live... Read More →
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Katherine Wheeler

Narrative Designer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Katherine is a Pittsburgh-based designer of narrative, interactive, and immersive experiences in the physical and digital world. She has previously worked for Frenzoo designing exciting and meaningful mobile game quests. Through this experience, she became passionate about the potential... Read More →
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Shiva Kannan

Programmer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Shiva is a Software Developer and a Musician working in the intersection of Interactive Storytelling, Music Technology, and Computer Graphics. He wishes to build tools that help artists and musicians to easily express themselves and tell their stories.
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Chunan Huang

Programmer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
A student at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center, Chunan Huang is a programmer who worked with a team of his peers to create the game Chain ReAction.
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Yuzhu Zhou

Artist / Game Designer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Yuzhu, or Clare, Zhou, is a first-year, artist, game designer studying Game Design at the ETC of Carnegie Mellon University. They who worked with a team of their fellow students to create the game Chain ReAction.
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Jack McClain

Game Designer, Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
Jack is a Pittsburgh based game designer, a student of the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center, and a current intern for Games for Change. His primary interest in educational and transformational game design is in using co-design research tools to empower p... Read More →

Tuesday July 6, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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