Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University

Associate Professor
Brian Winn

Contact

Room: 420 Communication Arts & Sciences Building
Phone: 517-353-5497
Fax:517-353-5498
Email: winnb@msu.edu   

Bio

Brian M. Winn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media and Director of the Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) Lab at Michigan State University. Winn designs, creates, and researches interactive media design, including game design, digital game-based learning and interactive health communication. Winn's expertise is in designing engaging serious games that balancing learning, pedagogical, and gameplay objectives. Winn’s award-winning interactive media work has been presented, exhibited, and experienced around the world. Winn is also an accomplished teacher who became an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2001 and a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 2005. Winn is a co-founder and co-director of the undergraduate Game Design and Development Specialization and the Serious Game Design Master of Arts program at Michigan State University. Winn serves as faculty advisor of the MSU SpartaSoft game developers student group and a coordinate of the Michigan Chapter of the International Game Developers Association.

Research Interests

Serious Game Design and Development, Interactive Media, User-Interface Design

Current Courseload

TC455 Fall 2008

Credentials

BS in Computer Science, University of Minnesota
MS in Computer Science, Michigan State University 

http://gel.msu.edu/winn