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Katherine Isbister

Literate Gamer

Changing Academic Life

Getting2Alpha

Irene Au

Michael Bungay Stanier

Dan Cook

Tim Chang

Tom Clancy

Garry Tan

Bob Moesta

Dan Olsen

Dennis Crowley

Teresa Torres

Kevin Kelly

Mark Pincus

Paul Adams

Chelsea Howe

Erin Hoffman

OwlTail

Katherine Isbister, researcher in games and human/computer interaction, joins Literate Gamer to discuss the role of emotion in game play and design.  Katherine Isbister is a professor at the University of California Santa Cruz, and a core faculty member for the Center for Games and Playable Media. She is the author of How Games Move Us, Better Game Characters by Design, and Game Usability. She's also a generally groovy person and you can find more about her at http://www.katherineinterface.com/ and on Twitter @kcisbister

Katherine Isbister, researcher in games and human/computer interaction, joins Literate Gamer to discuss the role of emotion in game play and design. Katherine Isbister is a professor at the University of California Santa Cruz, and a core faculty member for the <a href="https://games.soe.ucsc.edu/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Center for Games and Playable Media</a>. She is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Games-Move-Us-Thinking/dp/0262034263" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">How Games Move Us</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Better-Game-Characters-Design-Psychological/dp/1558609210" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Better Game Characters by Design</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Game-Usability-Advancing-Player-Experience/dp/0123744474" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Game Usability</a>. She's also a generally groovy person and you can find more about her at <a href="http://www.katherineinterface.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://www.katherineinterface.com/</a> and on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/kcisbister" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@kcisbister</a>

Gaming and Emotion - Katherine Isbister 

 Katherine Isbister  is a full Professor in the Department of Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is a core faculty member in the Center for Games and Playable Media. Katherine talks about her experiences working on the west and east coasts of the US, and in Japan, Denmark and Sweden, and working in industry and academia. She talks about the importance of fit, being an interdisciplinary researcher, and how she lives out her commitment to work life balance.“Reflect on your productivity and praise yourself”“Make sure you’re having fun with your research practice”She talks about (times approximate) …01:05 Challenges finding a PhD topic06:10 Post-doc experiences in Japan and dealing with cultural challenges09:00 Moving to work in a start up in industry, teaching a class at Stanford on the side, and teaching becoming appealing13:45 Applying for academic jobs, moving to upstate New York, writing a book16:10 Experience of the tenure process and having wonderful mentors19:00 Moving to Denmark and dealing with cultural fit and family issues23:20 Having a baby during the tenure process26:20 Love of writing papers, wordsmithing, writing tips29:10 Dealing with different cultural contexts and politics and having a critical mass of people around you31:30 Challenges of being an interdisciplinary researcher with broad ideas, the value of mentorship, and looking for closure when things don't feel right34:25 Setting strict boundaries on family time, learning to work within 8-5 and trade-offs38:05 Week end review, trouble shooting, praising yourself and planning the next week40:35 Challenges talking to people about how many hours you work43:50 Final reflections45:30 EndFinal notes:Clifford Nass https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2trZ2IYAAAAJLaurence G. Boldt, Zen and the art of making a living, Penguin 2009. Latest book: Isbister, K., How Games Move Us: Emotions by Design. MIT Press, 2016. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/how-games-move-usThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

<a href="http://www.katherineinterface.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><h2><a href="http://www.katherineinterface.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katherine Isbister</a>  is a full Professor in the Department of Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is a core faculty member in the <a href="https://games.soe.ucsc.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Games and Playable Media</a>. Katherine talks about her experiences working on the west and east coasts of the US, and in Japan, Denmark and Sweden, and working in industry and academia. She talks about the importance of fit, being an interdisciplinary researcher, and how she lives out her commitment to work life balance.</h2><h2>“Reflect on your productivity and praise yourself”</h2><h2>“Make sure you’re having fun with your research practice”</h2>She talks about (times approximate) …01:05 Challenges finding a PhD topic06:10 Post-doc experiences in Japan and dealing with cultural challenges09:00 Moving to work in a start up in industry, teaching a class at Stanford on the side, and teaching becoming appealing13:45 Applying for academic jobs, moving to upstate New York, writing a book16:10 Experience of the tenure process and having wonderful mentors19:00 Moving to Denmark and dealing with cultural fit and family issues23:20 Having a baby during the tenure process26:20 Love of writing papers, wordsmithing, writing tips29:10 Dealing with different cultural contexts and politics and having a critical mass of people around you31:30 Challenges of being an interdisciplinary researcher with broad ideas, the value of mentorship, and looking for closure when things don't feel right34:25 Setting strict boundaries on family time, learning to work within 8-5 and trade-offs38:05 Week end review, trouble shooting, praising yourself and planning the next week40:35 Challenges talking to people about how many hours you work43:50 Final reflections45:30 EndFinal notes:Clifford Nass <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2trZ2IYAAAAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2trZ2IYAAAAJ</a>Laurence G. Boldt, Zen and the art of making a living, Penguin 2009. Latest book: Isbister, K., How Games Move Us: Emotions by Design. MIT Press, 2016. <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/how-games-move-us</a>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - <a href="https://chartable.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chartable.com/privacy</a>

Katherine Isbister on finding your fit, being productive 8-5 and praising yourself

Katherine Isbister is well-known for her work exploring how emotions are evoked through interactive entertainment. She's an accomplished game designer and educator who works with students and collaborators to bring innovative ideas to life. Her new book, Games and Emotions, will be out in February from MIT press. Join me for a glimpse into Katherine’s approach to teaching, researching, and creating emotionally evocative games.

Katherine Isbister on Games & Emotions