In today’s episode, educator, developer, and game industry leader Gordon Bellamy talks about the rise of esports and how it has influenced the future of learning. As a catalyst to learn, create and experience the future, video games and virtual reality give us new creative outlets to realize our full potential. Gordon explores his career trajectory, from Tencent, MTV and Electronic Arts (as a designer on Madden NFL Football), ultimately leading him to a career dedicated to championing inclusivity and accessibility within the gaming industry.  

Gordon Bellamy has played key business and product leadership roles at Tencent, Electronic Arts, as a designer on Madden NFL Football, and MTV. He served as Executive Director of both the game industry’s trade organization, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the International Game Developers Association.  He holds a BA in Engineering from Harvard College.

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https://www.interactive.org/ 

https://igda.org/

https://xprize.org/blog/

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