Workshop | Playing with Well-Being by Design @GamesForChange

Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Dive into a workshop led by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center on creating games that promote children's well-being. Hear how Fred Rogers Productions, Killer Snails, University of Oregon, Tiny Docs, and Quest Craft are incorporating these themes by design into their games from the ground up.
Speakers:
- Michael Preston
- Sarah Jacobstein
- Medha Tare
- Daniel Pimentel
- Jen Chiou
- Noelle Posadas Shang
- Rubin Soodak
- Sunny Williams
- Allisyn Levy

Workshop | Playing with Well-Being by Design

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