Katherine Isbister

Katherine Isbister is a researcher and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who specializes in the emotional and social impacts of gaming. She leads the Center for Computational Experience and has authored works exploring how games influence human interaction and communication. Isbister's insights suggest that games can foster real-world connections, addressing issues of loneliness in society by encouraging people to engage with one another in physical spaces, rather than solely in virtual environments.