Maria Burns Ortiz is executive director of the Global Game Jam, the world’s largest game creation event. Previous to GGJ, she was cofounder and CEO of 7 Generation Games, developing educational and social impact games and the tools to create them.
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All Sessions (including recorded video) by Maria Burns Ortiz
May 2025
00:03 - 00:04
Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo: Lessons from a Game Jam to Tackle Disinformation
Now more than ever, disinformation poses a legitimate threat to global societies. Games present an innovative approach to addressing it. This talk examines the games developed, challenges encountered and key takeaways in running game jam to create games to combat disinformation in the current political climate.