Schedule and Session Information.

All sessions held at Siebel Center for Design, 1208 S. 4th Street, Champaign

12:30p-1:30p: Sam Glassenberg, Game Studies & Design [SCD Gallery]
Sam Glassenberg is the CEO of Level Ex and an alum from the Grainger College of Engineering. He will share his experiences working in the game industry and translating skills to new spaces. 

1:30p-2:30p: Studio Design (Session 1) [Classroom 0060] 
Learn more about the STU/DIO, a new campus game development unit, through this hands-on experience in game development and design. 

3p-4p: Jody Sperling, Dance@Illinois Resident Artist [SCD Gallery]
Join guest artist Jody Sperling for a presentation and demonstration of the dance art of Loie Fuller, along with a showing of the "Master Dancer" virtual reality app being developed on campus.

4p-5p: Studio Design (Session 1) [Classroom 0060] 
Learn more about the STU/DIO, a new campus game development unit, through this hands-on experience in game development and design. 

5p-6:30p: Xiangyang XIN, PhD, Founder XXY-Innovation, Prof. Tongji University, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts [SCD Gallery]
By discussing the different challenges faced by all of us today in compared to those in the twentieth century, this lecture proposes ideas for a very needed design education reform, and shares educational experiments that are conducted in different institutions. This will be the first in the series of Smart People Talking Smart coordinated by SCD, which will feature conversations with prominent designers, educators, researchers and more. 

4p-7p: Bonus Activity: Chocolate Making in The Shop at SCD [The Shop and Lower Lobby]
Make custom chocolates for your Valentine! Learn more about the chocolate making process and what it takes to design and craft a delicious treat.