Who makes the games our children play? What's the past of computer games and more importantly what's the future? What are the implications? This deck shows my progression through computer games and was used to introduce a couple of fantastic TED talks on games and UI for a TED Salon at Newtown Public School (NSW, Australia) on 4th June 2009. We followed a quick run through this deck with TED videos from: 1. Dr Brenda Laural 2. David Pery 3. Dr Pattie Maes And finally a very interesting and varied discussion. http://www.newtownkids.com/Home/ted-talks

1. “Who Makes the Games
Our Children Play?”
TED Salon Newtown
At Newtown Public School
4 June 2009
Curator Andra Keay @andragy
Discussion Chair Michael Harries @michaelharries @technoist

2. • Quick intro
• Dr Brenda Laurel
• David Perry
• Dr Pattie Maes
• Discussion

8. Professor Brenda Laurel
• Brenda Laurel has been part of several major revolutions in the way
humans use computers: virtual reality, interactive narratives and
some fresh approaches to gaming.
• In 1992 Dr Laurel began a four year gender and technology project
with Interval Research Corporation. This led to the 1996 spin-off
company Purple Moon, dedicated to producing software and other
media targeted at pre-teen girls.
• TED Talk from 1998

9. David Perry
• Dave Perry is the visionary game designer behind some of the most
beloved titles of the past two decades -- Earthworm Jim, MDK,
Messiah, and game adaptations of films such as Terminator and The
Matrix.
• A programmer since childhood and a lifelong gamer, Perry has a
special understanding of the mechanics that make games fresh,
fun, emotionally involving -- and addictive.
• TED Talk from 2006

10. Dr Pattie Maes
• Pattie Maes heads the MIT Media Lab's new Fluid Interfaces Group.
The group researches the tools we use to work with information
and connect with one another.
• The key insight for this group is that the computer is no longer a
distinct object, but a source of intelligence that’s embedded in our
environment.
• TED Talk from 2009

11. Discussion