André Thomas designs and researches the creation of games for higher education, targeting difficult subjects like calculus to help students succeed. His approach helps increase success rates by 20% or more. He will share his approach and findings in this talk while providing insight into the effectiveness of Game-Based Learning.
André Thomas' passion for learning through play resonates inside and outside the classroom. He founded and directs the LIVE Lab in the Visualization Department at Texas A&M University, where he also teaches game design, game development, and interactive graphics techniques. In 2014, he founded Triseum, where he serves as CEO and leads the creation of its award-winning academic video games. He is an EdTech Leadership Award winner, a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board of Trustees, a National Arts Education Association Lead Instructor, and Chairman of the Chillennium Game Jam. André has also been invited to speak at numerous education and technology events in the United States and abroad, including SXSW, TEDx, ASU-GSV, BETT, and European Schoolnet. His insights and insights into game-based learning have been featured in the Huffington Post, Austin Business Journal, eCampus News, and Learning Solutions Magazine, to name a few.

With over 20 years of experience in CGI production, André has worked all over the world on legendary video games, live action feature films and memorable commercials. Previously, he was a graphics lead for EA Sports' football games (including NCAA, Head Coach, NFL Tour and Madden, the video game industry's oldest and most successful sports franchise). He has also created graphics for such notable films as Men in Black, Con Air, Independence Day, Valiant, Ant Bully and Tomorrow Never Dies. Follow André on Twitter at @athomas_tr. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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