https://eriknikolaus.com/work daily 0.75 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1440646310995-HQY6QA98MSD23BXLFYWD/image-asset.jpeg projects - The White House Game Jam While at the U.S. Department of Education I worked with the Office of Science an Technology Policy at the White House to hold the first White House Game Jam. We brought over 100 top developers together from across the games industry with some of the best educators in the country to build 20 new video game prototypes for education. Video credit to Ubisoft Redstorm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1440646310995-HQY6QA98MSD23BXLFYWD/image-asset.jpeg projects - The White House Game Jam While at the U.S. Department of Education I worked with the Office of Science an Technology Policy at the White House to hold the first White House Game Jam. We brought over 100 top developers together from across the games industry with some of the best educators in the country to build 20 new video game prototypes for education. Video credit to Ubisoft Redstorm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1440646361383-BOOQG31RE43C57V2V88T/image-asset.jpeg projects - Games for Learning Summit As the Department of Educations New Media Specialist I worked with the Office of Educational Technology to hold the Department's first summit on the use of video games for learning, in partnership with Games for Change and the Entertainment Software Association. 250 developers, researchers, educators, and officials convened to chart a path for the future of games in education. Video credit to the ESA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1442088878919-AMV364JYZGU3T3UKBZYJ/image-asset.png projects - 11 Rights All Students (Should) Have The Student Bill is a mechanism for empowering students in schools across the nation to voice their opinions and needs, driving holistic educational progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1442082259726-WYKQ2LA5KF498GRDQD3F/image-asset.png projects - Gamespot Article "Department of Education Believes Video Games are the Future of Learning. Teachers and developers join forces to help revolutionize education." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1442089072971-50Q7E0C0Y8KT6CXX0WCN/image-asset.jpeg projects - TEDxRedmond: World of Warcraft + My Education I spoke at TEDxRedmond about two years ago, just beginning to form my ideas about education, technology, and the real stakes in our education system. There's a few things I'd change in the talk looking back, but the heart of it is a personal story from my own schooling and some pretty epic twists. https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link daily 0.75 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1584331669698-ULOAD4G1YSSMJLF50QVC/nothingtwitter+banner+2+1100+220.png Blog-link https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link/publicmediafortheinternet monthly 0.5 2020-03-16 https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link/techtaxfornews monthly 0.5 2020-03-16 https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link/fakenewssymptom monthly 0.5 2020-03-16 https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link/2021/8/27/study-can-public-service-broadcasting-survive-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://eriknikolaus.com/blog-link/2021/9/27/liberation-in-the-western-plaguelands monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://eriknikolaus.com/news daily 0.75 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619645655475-Y1WOO9QBCS3WI13YRGPU/image-asset.jpeg News - An interview with the New Public team on the future of public service broadcasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619645655475-Y1WOO9QBCS3WI13YRGPU/image-asset.jpeg News - An interview with the New Public team on the future of public service broadcasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619646639043-ZHG4RKGIAMLB959GITQN/image-asset.jpeg News - New Study: Can public service broadcasting survive Silicon Valley? How do public service broadcasters like the BBC or PBS survive - let alone fulfill their role as "dedicated instruments of deliberative democracy" - in the face of ever more powerful private platforms? This new open-access paper draws on extensive industry interviews to answer this question. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619646839277-E9DBXBTY6XKNPSYU25AX/image-asset.jpeg News - Inside the White House's first-ever competitive gaming event The White House hosted its first-ever competitive gaming event, bringing together a handful of Twitch streamers and professional esports players for a live-streamed evening of gaming and healthcare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619647096742-FXBCW8J7L6292DKDPT3V/image-asset.jpeg News - 2018 30 Under 30: Games https://eriknikolaus.com/new-page daily 0.75 2015-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1440634880938-XERKJ61EMQJ45MUPHVHZ/image-asset.jpeg New Page https://eriknikolaus.com/creations daily 0.75 2015-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1440647890694-92JIVFRTE7U2BPI7SYCD/image-asset.jpeg Creations https://eriknikolaus.com/education-1 daily 0.75 2021-04-28 https://eriknikolaus.com/speaking daily 0.75 2015-08-27 https://eriknikolaus.com/ephemera daily 0.75 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1586112472559-9ARA1PU21PDFA0X1JQ16/just+city.png Ephemera https://eriknikolaus.com/home1 daily 1.0 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1619796144896-LFU2WH9GWYBZJED1JSZZ/nothingtwitter+banner+2.jpg home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1618277635923-QF3HSB086O22GUK86HD0/just+city.png home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55de2263e4b093dcc9fe0e74/1599498928793-GZIQCXAZK9PYPG6A4DF8/eriklaes70.jpg home - About I am currently serving as Sr Advisor and Compliance and Risk Strategist to the CTO of the Federal Trade Commission. I’ve worked in a range of science, technology, and civil society areas, for orgs like the Federation of American Scientists and Democracy Fund, and at the game engine company Unity.com. I’ve previously worked in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Obama administration, and the U.S. Department of Education. When I’m not cosplaying as a bureaucrat in DC, I’m hunting for fossils or mushrooms or chilling with my dachshund, Pippin. 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