Castilleja School Global Week 2015
by Chris Bennett on January 10, 2015 5:26 am
Our primary area of investigation in 2014 was Trust, so it seemed proper to end that year sharing some of what we had learned with younger students. Chris Bennett was invited by the wonderful ACE (Awareness Compassion Engagement) Center at Castilleja School in Palo Alto to speak to the senior class about trust; how it is… Read more Castilleja School Global Week 2015
Watchables Will Change How We Work and Play
by Chris Bennett on October 3, 2014 6:55 pm
Lauren Hall-Stigerts quoted Chris Bennett in her story ‘The Future of Gaming is On Your Wrist‘. “Just think of how wearing a gaming device that is less conspicuous than a visor and more accessible than a mobile phone will change the way we work and play,” Bennett says. “Watchables will integrate into every aspect of… Read more Watchables Will Change How We Work and Play
Persuasive Game Technology Panel Discussion at SVII
by admin on May 17, 2013 6:19 pm
Join Stanford Peace Innovation Lab Co-Director Margarita Quihuis, Stephanie Spong, Peace Innovation Lab Game Designer In Residence Chris Bennett, Albert Chen, and Andrew Mayer for a discussion on how the use of game mechanics can help companies solve problems and create a deeper connection with customers. How can mobile and social technologies combined with game mechanics… Read more Persuasive Game Technology Panel Discussion at SVII
How to Change Any Bad Habit Using Game Mechanics
by admin on May 7, 2013 6:24 pm
“Chris Bennett, an accomplished game designer and expert on game mechanics…” The remarkable Mr. Bennett is also Game Designer in Residence at Stanford Peace Innovation Lab, where we have been fortunate to learn a great deal about game mechanics from him–expertise we are applying to elicit positive, pro-social engagement across conflict boundaries. Lauren Hall-Stigerts interviewed… Read more How to Change Any Bad Habit Using Game Mechanics
How Game Designers use Emotion to Create Engagement
by Margarita Quihuis on January 30, 2013 6:04 pm
Chris Bennett and Margarita Quihuis in their early days of thinking about game design thinking. They look at emotion, collaboration, game economies, values based consumerism and how game design principles could be applied in general purpose software, commerce, etc. Transcript Margarita: Okay. Hi, this is Margarita Quihuis and I’m the director of the Peace Innovation… Read more How Game Designers use Emotion to Create Engagement