Matt Gaydos

Biography

Matt Gaydos is a second year learning science student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His interests include cognitive science approaches to game studies, especially involving knowledge, expertise, learning, and perception. Working under Kurt Squire, he is currently designing a game to teach scientific literacy. His masters project focuses on music cognition in rhythm games. Currently he’s playing Braid, World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead. All at once. What?

Sessions

• The Academic Guild: The Interdisciplinary Value of Ongoing Pwnage
  Wednesday, June 10

  2:00–3:00

  Main Lounge (2nd floor, Central)
• A Conversation About Gender and Culture in World of Warcraft
  Thursday, June 11

  3:30–4:30

  Browsing Library (2nd floor, West Central)