#146 Sebastian Bae on Gaming

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, Sebastian Bae discusses games in a national security context. Games help leaders understand decisions and consequences in a synthetic environment. Sebastian also describes his newest game, Malign, which is designed in collaboration with</span> <a href= "https://www.hybridcoe.fi/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NATO’s Hybrid Center of Excellence</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">for college students, foreign service officers, and policy makers to better understand the power of misinformation and malign influence.</span></p> <p><strong>Research Questions</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sebastian suggests to an interested student investigate how we measure or assess educational progress relative to gaming? How does the synthetic experience of games change depending upon the medium being used, for example: table top versus digital versus AR versus VR, etc.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-140"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">#140 Tom Ferris on Cognitive Ergonomics</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000015yx0zAAA/sebastian-bae"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sebastian’s Georgetown Page</spa