Susan Gold, Game Program Review & IGDA

Susan Gold recently joined the faculty of Full Sail University’s Graduate Program. Susan’s personal focus is on collaboration in game development, which resulted in the 1st Annual Global Game Jam, an experiment in creativity and innovation with 1650 participants in 53 locations in 23 countries which inspired 370 games.

Professor Gold serves as chairperson of the IGDA Education SIG and sits on a number of university advisory boards worldwide. Susan’s work with the IGDA Ed SIG has created many resources for instructors in game education. Currently, she is leading an outreach campaign to meet the needs of educators worldwide as well as develop tools and resources for educator professional development.

Susan is an artist, teacher, and activist with a specialization in digital art, new media and videogames. Her artwork and writing has been featured in numerous galleries, museums and publications.

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