Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025

Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children’s well-being. Hear how Fred Rogers Productions, Killer Snails, University of Oregon, Tiny Docs and Quest Craft are incorporating well-being by design into their games. Participants will then have a chance to ‘play’ with the ideas!

Fri, Jun 27, 2025
11:00am – 12:30 pm

Speakers include:

  • Noelle Posadas Shang, Design Director, Killer Snails
  • Michael Preston Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
  • Daniel Pimentel, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
  • Rubin Soodak, Interactive Producer, Fred Rogers Productions
  • Jen Chiou, Founder, CodeSpeak Labs / Quest Craft
  • Medha Tare, Senior Director of Research, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
  • Sunny Williams, Tiny Docs
  • Allisyn Levy, Sr. Manager, Partnerships, Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Learn more about Games for Change and register here

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