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/reports/

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 Iron Galaxy Studios 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

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. 👋

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.

I'm looking forward to attending #AERA23 for the first time tomorrow, joining Jan L. Plass and Lien Tran (she/her) in an invited fireside chat to talk about WCER's Field Day Lab and demonstrate that "Games Are Most Definitely Not a Waste of Time."

Amb. McFeeters was thrilled to launch the #YSEALI Game Changers Regional Workshop and Game Jam with Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh. He underscored gaming and other creative technologies to drive positive social change and address global challenges such as the

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.

Pereka permainan serantau sertai bengkel 'YSEALI Game Changers' yang julung kali diadakan bernama.com/bm/dunia/news.…

Agreed, excellent first day and so excited for all the energy and momentum already at #ysealigamechangers!

Proud to be part of #ysealigamechangers as a game design trainer, helping young leaders in designing #games for #ASEAN #socialimpact over the next 4 days. MattersAtPlay

Lien Tran (she/her) Hannah Yeoh YSEALI It was a pleasure to have you lead this exciting workshop!  Thank you for sharing best knowledge and practices on how game design can create positive social change, promote diversity, and address global challenges like the #ClimateCrisis and disinformation.

We were in incredible company including Never Alone 👧🦊’s Alan Gershenfeld, Ling 🇸🇬, Luna Javier, Khayalan Arts | I NEED SPACE ⭐(Demo Available!), Lien Tran (she/her), Lindsay Grace, Anisa Sanusi, Stephanie Kee, Saqina Latif 🐈🍵⛱️, Hasnul Hadi, Buzz, amongst other game dev luminaries

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.

Forthcoming Spring 2024 from Duke University Press: MADE IN ASIA/AMERICA: WHY VIDEO GAMES WERE NEVER (REALLY) ABOUT US. A collection edited by myself and Tara Fickle In print and fully OPEN ACCESS on e-book! Huge thanks to the editors @courtney_berger, TreaAndrea, and Jenn Malkowski

& Roundtable Interviews with: Em Patrick Miller (Smokage of the Burning Leaf 🌽) Minh Le (Minh Le) Matthewせいじ Sisi Jiang (sisi jiang / 姜思琪) Domini Gee Toby Do Naomi Clark (Naomi Clark (暗悪直美) ❌) joexu.bsky.social Lien B. Tran (Lien Tran (she/her)) Robert Yang (Robert Yang) Dietrich Squinkifer (D. Squinkifer)

🎉#G4C2023 is only a few weeks away!🎉 We're excited to share these DePaul University panelists who will explore #VR's role in combating bias in law enforcement: 🔹 Lien Tran (she/her) 🔹 Chryselle Rego 🔹 LeAnne Wagner 🔹 Chase Jones Explore more sessions & register today!▶️buff.ly/436NvWR

Curious about how we developed #AJustReality trauma-informed #VR training (currently available in the immersive arcade Games for Change)? Join us today 7/20 @ 6pm for our #XRsummit workshop, located in Microsoft Music Box! Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media MattersAtPlay

Even better than great, thank you all for sharing your games and design process with us!

Lien Tran (she/her) Games for Change Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media For more details on #AJustRealityVR project and our process, as well as a worksheet for those interested in doing their own #VR #training, visit mattersatplay.com/projects/a-jus…. We have an updated one created for @g4c #XRSummit.