We are delighted that Sebastian Deterding is able to join us for the year. Sebastian is a recognized scholar in the area that has become popularly known as ‘gamification’, which draws on core areas of game design, user experience design, and the psychology of motivation. He has authored numerous papers and publications in this space, with notable presentations at ACM SIGCHI, Google, Microsoft Research, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, and numerous other venues and organizations. We are excited to work with him on several emerging initiatives. MAGIC Affiliate Elizabeth Lawley, who directs the Lab for Social Computing at the MAGIC Center, is already working directly with Sebastian on both Just Press Play and new and emerging opportunities as they relate to the field, and we encourage other members of the RIT community to engage with him during the year as well. Welcome Sebastian!
