Join the ATLAS Colloquium March 23, 2021 on Zoom to hear Sherry Jone’s talk, “Ethics in Game Design.” Jones will be discussing ethical game design through psychology, unethical dark game design patterns that manipulate player psychology, legal challenges to the gaming industry, and advanced methods for evaluating games to identify and eliminate dark patterns. She will also discuss blockchain technology in future game design, and how it could help protect consumer’s rights to their virtual property.

Sherry Jones is a philosophy and game design subject matter expert and instructor at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she develops and teaches courses on the philosophy and psychology of game design. Jones’ research focus is on educational techno-ethics, and has published a number of book chapters and articles regarding her findings. In addition, Jones serves as the OER Council at-large representative for the Colorado Department of Higher Education, the co-chair of ISTE Games and Simulations Network, and a steering committee member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Learning, Games, and Education (LEG) Special Interest Group. She also is the editor-in-chief of The Liminal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology in Education, an open-access journal hosted at the University of Denver’s Digital Commons.

The Brown Bag series meets Tuesdays at 11:30 am -12:30pm on Zoom. The seminar is also the 1 credit ATLAS Seminar ATLS-7000 course.

Schedule and more information

Email ellen.do@colorado.edu for any questions!

Join the ATLAS Colloquium March 23, 2021 on Zoom to hear Sherry Jone’s talk, “Ethics in Game Design.” Jones will be discussing ethical game design through psychology, unethical dark game design patterns that manipulate player psychology, legal challenges to the gaming industry, and advanced methods for evaluating games to identify and eliminate dark patterns. She will also discuss blockchain technology in future game design, and how it could help protect consumer’s rights to their virtual property.

Sherry Jones is a philosophy and game design subject matter expert and instructor at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she develops and teaches courses on the philosophy and psychology of game design. Jones’ research focus is on educational techno-ethics, and has published a number of book chapters and articles regarding her findings. In addition, Jones serves as the OER Council at-large representative for the Colorado Department of Higher Education, the co-chair of ISTE Games and Simulations Network, and a steering committee member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Learning, Games, and Education (LEG) Special Interest Group. She also is the editor-in-chief of The Liminal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology in Education, an open-access journal hosted at the University of Denver’s Digital Commons.

The Brown Bag series meets Tuesdays at 11:30 am -12:30pm on Zoom. The seminar is also the 1 credit ATLAS Seminar ATLS-7000 course.

Schedule and more information

Email ellen.do@colorado.edu for any questions!