The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Kuala...
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About Matters at Play
Directed by Lien B. Tran, design professor at DePaul University, Matters at Play is a transdisciplinary design lab partnering in the creation of interactive advocacy solutions for positive social transformations.
Our Projects
Our social innovations include systems design of online games, tabletop (analog) games, web apps, websites, and extended reality (XR) such as virtual reality (VR) that are context driven.





Happenings
International Women’s Day op ed
International Women’s Day 2023 On #InternationalWomensDay, Lien Tran published an...
Read MoreGames for civics op ed
The majority of Americans know little about civics and government;...
Read MoreEmerging technology’s role for telling
Professor Lien Tran is part of DePaul University’s 2022-23 The...
Read MoreTransformed Reality VR Workshop (2022)
Transformed Reality VR Workshop Meaningful Play 2022, East Lansing, MI,...
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Teaching the Next Generation of Games for Change Developers Lien...
Read MoreDwell wins GLS Creativity and
Judges for the 2022 Games+Learning+Society conference’s game showcase awarded Dwell...
Read MorePoor Not Guilty Challenges featured
Matters at Play collaborated with several subject matter stakeholders on...
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