Changing the Game at Becker College, September 14, 2011

On September 14, Michael Levine will participate in “Changing the Game: How Digital Games are Changing Entertainment and Education,” an academic panel at Becker College in conjunction with the inauguration of the college’s new president, Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. The honorary chair and moderator is Gordon Bellamy, executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). Other panelists include Chad Dorsey, president and CEO, The Concord Consortium; Paul Cotnoir, PhD, professor and director, Becker College; Dave McCool, president and CEO, Muzzy Lane Software; Jon Radoff, CEO, Disruptor Beam; and Jeff Goodsill, VP/GM, Tencent Boston.

 

The panel will begin at 2:00 pm, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the plans for the new Massachusetts Digital Games Institute. MassDIGI, to be housed at Becker College, will be a bridge between academia, the public sector, and the digital games industry to stimulate job growth and economic development throughout the state.

For more information on the panel and to register, please visit the Becker College website.