Katherine Isbister
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Katherine Isbister is a game
and human computer interaction researcher and designer, currently an Associate Professor at New York University
's Polytechnic Institute, with a joint appointment in Digital Media and in Computer Science and Engineering. Isbister's research and design contributions center on how to create more compelling emotional and social qualities in games and other digital experiences. She has innovated in the areas of character/avatar/agent design and in researching and evaluating the user experience
. Her book, Better Game Characters by Design: A Psychological Approach , was nominated in 2006 for a Game Developer Magazine Frontline award. She is also co-editor of a book which outlines the state of the art in user research practices in studying games, titled Game Usability: Advice from the Experts for Advancing the Player Experience.
Isbister is director of the Social Game Lab at NYU-Poly, is on the Advisory Committee of the NYU Game Center, and is a researcher in the NYU Games for Learning Institute.
Isbister received her Ph.D. from Stanford University
, with a focus on the design of interactive characters. In 1999, she was selected as one of MIT Technology Review's TR100
Young Innovators Most Likely to Shape the Future of Technology.
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
and human computer interaction researcher and designer, currently an Associate Professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Polytechnic Institute, with a joint appointment in Digital Media and in Computer Science and Engineering. Isbister's research and design contributions center on how to create more compelling emotional and social qualities in games and other digital experiences. She has innovated in the areas of character/avatar/agent design and in researching and evaluating the user experience
User experience
User experience is the way a person feels about using a product, system or service. User experience highlights the experiential, affective, meaningful and valuable aspects of human-computer interaction and product ownership, but it also includes a person’s perceptions of the practical aspects such...
. Her book, Better Game Characters by Design: A Psychological Approach , was nominated in 2006 for a Game Developer Magazine Frontline award. She is also co-editor of a book which outlines the state of the art in user research practices in studying games, titled Game Usability: Advice from the Experts for Advancing the Player Experience.
Isbister is director of the Social Game Lab at NYU-Poly, is on the Advisory Committee of the NYU Game Center, and is a researcher in the NYU Games for Learning Institute.
Isbister received her Ph.D. from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, with a focus on the design of interactive characters. In 1999, she was selected as one of MIT Technology Review's TR100
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
Young Innovators Most Likely to Shape the Future of Technology.