Katie Salen

Acting Director

Bio: Writer, Editor, and Designer. Worked on a range of projects for clients including Microsoft, SIGGRAPH, the Hewlett Foundation, XMediaLab, the Design Institute, gameLab, and mememe Productions. Co-author of Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals and The Game Design Reader. Member of Playground which recently worked with areacode to invent a new genre of games. Currently working on two projects funded through the MacArthur Foundation focused on digital media, games, and learning, and is producing two new media works for the ZeroOne Festival. A contributing writer for RES magazine, and has worked as an animator on Richard Linklater’s critically acclaimed animated feature Waking Life. Partnered with screenwriter and director Hampton Fancher to develop an animated storytelling experience distributed through Xbox Live. Has curated programs at the Lincoln Center, Cinematexas, ZKM, Exploding Cinema, and the Walker Art Center on machinima.