Colleen Macklin
Professor Of Media Design at Parsons School of Design - The New School
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolColleen Macklin is a game designer and Professor of Media Design at The New School and Parsons, where she co-founded and co-directs PETLab to explore public-interest game design and research. With nearly three decades in academia and nine years of focused industry experience, she blends critical design practice with hands-on game production at Local No. 12. Her background spans media arts (BFA, Pratt) and international affairs (MA, The New School), informing games that engage civic, social, and policy themes. Colleen’s practice emphasizes participatory, research-driven projects that move beyond entertainment to measurable public impact. She is known for translating complex social questions into playable prototypes and collaborative workshops that surface new design insights. Based in New York, she bridges scholarship, design education, and applied game development in ways that influence both students and civic partners.
9 years of coding experience
Fort HayesBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Media Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Media Arts at Pratt InstituteMA, International Affairs, MA, International Affairs at The New SchoolProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
colleenmacklin/Clouds-AF
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
The Cloud Unlearning Project
Contributions:117 commits, 2 PRs, 114 pushes in 2 years
cloud
colleenmacklin/flop
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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