Playful by Design

11/02/2022

Join us for the 2022 Playful By Design Fall Symposium! Wax poetic about Victory Garden and Interactive Narrative. Get industry research insights from a hometown expert. Learn the differences between Unity and Unreal. Playtest games and encourage local indie developers. Discover what's happening in games, play and research at UIUC! See https://playfulbydesign.web.illinois.edu/ for more details!

If you would like to chat with us live on Discord, please send a DM!

10/16/2021

⏰The third day of 2021 Fall Symposium starts soon!

10/15/2021

🎉Are you excited for day two? It starts soon, check out the events on our website!
https://playfulbydesign.web.illinois.edu/?fbclid=IwAR3IlaMc32oDwNuog0neLDqs3F2anVaRYX6U-Y9PewUAjbzXHeZn2JcGM4Q

10/14/2021

Can't attend the events in person? Don't worry, the sessions will be streamed!👀

Playful by Design is a community network that includes faculty, staff, students, and members of the Champaign-Urbana community who study and design games, in...

10/14/2021

🎉✨The Fall Symposium starts TODAY!!! Meet us at Siebel Center for Design at 3pm CST for the reception!✨🎉
https://playfulbydesign.web.illinois.edu/?fbclid=IwAR10krLmV2nJm4ldKY9k0_yMPZzGTLd20xh1W82ALSkOzZH77OAXt3CNifE

10/13/2021

⏰🎉The Fall Symposium begins tomorrow at 3 pm CST! It will also be streamed on our YouTube channel, don't miss it!

Playful by Design is a community network that includes faculty, staff, students, and members of the Champaign-Urbana community who study and design games, in...

10/11/2021

📣🎉Are you ready for the Fall Symposium? Meet us at Siebel Center for Design on Thursday 14th, 3pm CST for the opening events!
https://playfulbydesign.web.illinois.edu/?fbclid=IwAR3XW1EmxXTLiKChjdB2XLAv_CkeHkckLQoXS2TTTKeYMS0gb5QKzsrmTpc

10/05/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1MdNppKDE&t=1s
When it comes to games, UIUC's Theatre faculty and students are getting playful as collaborators, creators, designers, storytellers, and leaders.

When it comes to games, UIUC's Theatre faculty and students are getting playful as collaborators, creators, designers, storytellers, and leaders.

10/05/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6XAZK-EtQ&t=1s
Andrew Daly, the president of VR Club at UIUC, takes a deep dive into virtual reality, discussing the progress it has made, how it's being used, the challenges it faces, and why implemented VR into our lives is an important step in our society.

Andrew Daly, the president of VR Club at UIUC, takes a deep dive into virtual reality, discussing the progress it has made, how it's being used, the challeng...

10/05/2020

That's a wrap on Fall Symposium 2020!
Thank you to all the presenters that pulled together engaging presentations and workshops as we navigated the first virtual Playful by Design symposium together. Special thanks listed below.
Thank you to all the participants for joining us this weekend! Missed one of the workshops or wanted to rewatch part of the symposium? Well, you are in luck. Visit https://go.illinois.edu/pbdyoutube to watch all of the presentations, workshops, and games from this weekend!

Special thanks to: Ben Mcilmoyle, Rafael Chandler, Salah Issa, Bob Dignan, Judith Pintar, Ava Wolf, Rand Sandler, Leanna Duncan, Sean Mullen, Adam Taggart, Chris Ball, Jorge Rojas Alvarez, Matthew Gadbury, Yuttawee Kongtananan, Cassidy Lapierre, Edgar Magrigal, David Tamayo, Karla Sanabria Veaz, Ahu Yolac, Sherry Yi, Megi Mecolli, Jamie Henderickson, Claire O'Brien, Joe Morrell, Allison Wheeler, Dan Cermak, Anne Lukeman, Chris Lukeman, BJ Gailey, Jeffrey Chin, Dave Dubin, Alex Corrao, Patrick Watson, Natalie Mesnard, Ben Moy, Tom Ackerman, Illlini Esports, CUDO Plays, Illinois Theatre, Illiniois Informatics Institution, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois, ACM Gamebuilders at UIUC, Playful by Design planning committee, and the Playful by Design Logistics Team.