In March 2016, Professor Lien Tran and PhD student Soroya McFarlane traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, to conduct a qualitative research study on the use of creative methods of advocacy. Tran and McFarlane facilitated 9 focus groups with over 50 South African advocacy leaders, representing more than 15 human rights and health organizations. Participants of the study either played Cops and Rubbers (a tabletop game designed by Professor Tran […]
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Invoking the Pause: Creating Games for the Caribbean Climate
[vimeo width=”600″ height=”365″ video_id=”107395655″] Thanks to funding from Invoking the Pause, I was able to travel to Barbados to organize a workshop exploring communication of climate risk using game systems. As a result of this unique funding opportunity, the University of Miami’s School of Communication (UM), the IFRC Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Reference Center (CADRIM), […]
Unaccompanied immigrant minors in Miami making moves with Toma El Paso game
Back in Spring 2012, I started working on Make a Move, a game for unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs), youth who find themselves in the U.S. without proper documentation of legal status. I was working with a former teacher turned immigration lawyer to bridge the information gap faced by these youth due to their undocumented status. […]
Invoking the Pause selects “Games for the Caribbean Climate” as 2014 Grant Partner
I’m pleased to announce that my proposal for “Games for a Caribbean Climate” – joint with Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Reference Center (CADRIM) and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre – is a 2014 Invoking the Pause (ITP) Grant Partner! Thanks to Invoking the Pause, we will be conducting a 2-day workshop in Barbados […]