Syracuse iSchool Prof. Scott Nicholson wins Rising Star award at international gaming conference
10/19/2009
Scott Nicholson, associate professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool), was honored at the North America Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA) conference with the "Rising Star" award. The recognition is given to the most promising first-year attendee of the conference.
The NASAGA conference attracts an audience who is interested in using games and simulations for teaching and training. The conference attracted educators, trainers working in corporate and non-profit settings, and consultants and companies working in training fields.
“Everyone there recognizes the power of games and simulations, and I had many fruitful discussions about games in libraries, as much of what they do matches with the goals of libraries,” said Nicholson, director of the M.S. in Library and Information Science program and the iSchool’s Library Game Lab.
At the conference Nicholson went to a session about online education and a session on “playing with statistics,” where they developed ways to physically represent statistical data to make it more immersive.
Nicholson is a library scientist and earned a Ph.D. at the University of North Texas. His areas of research include studying the ways in which libraries use recreational gaming activities and exploring what activities are most effective for different user groups and different goals.
NASAGA is a network of professionals from more than 50 countries around the globe who work to improve learning in organizations working on design, implementation, and evaluation of games and simulations.
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