“For many years the conviction has grown upon me that civilization arises and unfolds in and as play.” Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture

Playful by Design is a community network that includes faculty, staff, students, and members of the University of Illinois and the greater Champaign-Urbana community who study and design games, understood as interactive narratives, new media, art works, platforms, websites, exhibits, virtual worlds and digital learning environments, those who research and develop emerging technologies (AR/VR/AI…), and who study and develop playful/gameful pedagogies.

We invite you to learn more about us; join us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube; and check out our Fall Symposium schedule. Programs for previous Symposia can be found on the EL3 website.