Lien Tran was invited and presented at the international Gender Justice and Human Rights Symposium organized by and held at University of Miami School of Law on April 21-22, 2022, with financial travel support from UN Women. Tran joined a seasoned panel of international retired and active members of law enforcement from International Association of Women Police (IAWP, International… Continue reading Rethinking GBV Training for Law Enforcement
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Teaching Games with Games at GDC 2022
On March 22, 2022, at the 2022 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA, Professor Lien Tran joined an esteem group of educators to share new ways to look at games for change and learning. This Educators Summit session called “Teaching Games with Games 7: Changing the Game” was particularly useful for seasoned and new… Continue reading Teaching Games with Games at GDC 2022
Big Build Up for the win at #LoveLifePAX Unplugged
On Sunday, December 12, 2021, Jennifer Ann’s Group (JAG)’s Drew Crescente moderated the “Gaming Against Violence: Unplugged” panel at PAX Unplugged on the potential for analog games to communicate signs of and concerns for Power & Control in romantic relationships. #LifeLovePAX The judges for JAG’s 2021 Unplugged game design challenge made up the panel speakers:… Continue reading Big Build Up for the win at #LoveLifePAX Unplugged
Going Unplugged with Jennifer Ann’s Group as game challenge finalist
Lien Tran, Matters at Play director and DePaul’s School of Design assistant professor, and Lynn Baus, DePaul’s graduate student in the Experience Design program, teamed up to propose an analog game concept for Jennifer Ann’s Group (JAG)’s 14th Annual Game Design Challenge, which challenges game makers everywhere to design compelling prosocial games for violence prevention.… Continue reading Going Unplugged with Jennifer Ann’s Group as game challenge finalist
UM Law’s HRC challenges you to “Buckle Up”
Click here to play the ‘Buckle Up’ #PoorNotGuilty Challenge to learn more about how minor traffic violations perpetuate the cycle of poverty in the U.S.: https://t.co/2Mx814zeAC@homeless_law @FinesandFeesJC @LienT @EricTars pic.twitter.com/49kMM7heO4 — UM Law Human Rights (@UMLawHRC) October 1, 2021 M@P was fortunate to collaborate with a dedicated team of human rights advocates and legal experts… Continue reading UM Law’s HRC challenges you to “Buckle Up”