Integrative Design: Revisioning Educational Infrastructure

Brenda Laurel , Ph.D., Chair, Media Design Program, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (X.X Minutes/2.2 MB)

Brenda  LaurelBrenda Laurel is Chair of the graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has worked in the area of human-computer interaction for more than twenty-five years, co-Founding Purple Moon and holding positions in high-tech companies including Atari, Activision, Epyx, Apple, and Interval Research. Dr. Laurel also works as a consultant, designer, speaker, and researcher, focusing on the cultural aspects of technology. She has authored numerous publications, including Computers as Theatre (1991, 1993, Addison-Wesley) and Utopian Entrepreneur (2001, M.I.T. Press). She is the editor of The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design (1990, Addison-Wesley). Dr. Laurel holds an M.F.A. and Ph.D. in theatre from the Ohio State University. She serves on the boards of Cheskin Research, the Comparative Media Studies Program at M.I.T., and the Communication Research Institute of Australia.

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