David Gagnon
Founder at James Paul Gee Learning Game Awards
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Gagnon is a founder and director with 17 years of experience building research-driven learning games, platforms, and data infrastructures from Madison, Wisconsin. He leads Field Day Lab and the NSF-backed Open Game Data project, turning millions of daily gameplay events into actionable educational research and assessment tools. His work bridges design, engineering, and learning theory—authoring open-source platforms like ARIS that enable locative games and community-driven data collection. Known for applying industry-style analytics (A/B testing, real-time intervention) to classroom learning, he combines hands-on product development with rigorous education research.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction - Education, M.S. Curriculum and Instruction - Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Github Skills (16)
dm8
oms6
react-native-web6
yard6
react6
jekyll5
react-native4
twine2
testing2
logging2
test-runner1
automation1
python1
runner1
ios1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
fielddaylab/crystal
Aug 2017 - Apr 2023
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 8 months
kitefishlabs/iOSClient
Mar 2010 - Aug 2012
Contributions:497 commits in 2 years 5 months
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