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Mark DeLoura is a leading figure in the global video game industry and has held positions of significant note at some of the largest game companies in the world. Currently serving as the Senior Advisor for Digital Media for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, DeLoura focuses on applying video games and related technologies to address societal challenges, promote education, encourage health and fitness, and explore citizen science. DeLoura has been a strong voice and advocate for the importance of video games in education and society and his work resulted in the formation of the first White House Education Game Jam. DeLoura is a Game Developer's Conference Advisory Board Emeritus member, after serving on the board for over ten years, and is originator/author/editor of the highly regarded "Game Programming Gems" series of books. DeLoura has held a variety of notable positions over the course of his career, including the Vice President of Technology at THQ, Technical Director of Ubisoft North America, Manager of Developer Relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America, Editor in Chief of Game Developer Magazine and Lead Engineer at Nintendo of America. ==White House Office of Science and Technology Policy== In 2013, DeLoura was appointed to the position of Senior Advisor for Digital Media at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Started by the current administration, the position was created to understand how video games and media can be applied to improve education and engagement around civics, healthcare, education and citizen science. DeLoura is one of only two people to have held this position. On September 7, 2014, DeLoura hosted the first ever "Game Jam" to be held at the White House.〔 This groundbreaking event was attended by more than 100 game developers, divided into 23 teams, and created game prototypes that ranged from science and math to healthcare and politics. Attending developers included Playmatics, Red Storm Entertainment, Rovio, GlassLab (an Electronic Arts joint project with educational institutions), the Smithsonian Institution, BrainPOP, and game industry veteran Graeme Devine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark DeLoura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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