{"id":60,"date":"2021-01-29T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.morethangames.gr\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:46:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.morethangames.gr\/?page_id=60","title":{"rendered":"about me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hi, I am Maria, a game & play studies researcher & educator, a playful facilitator, and a cultural manager. I am currently the artistic director <\/strong>of Trust in Play: European School of Urban Game Design<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a full list of my skills, papers and projects, check my projects<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and my academy<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>pages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I have a PhD in inclusive playful interactions and digital games <\/strong>from University of Athens, a post-doc on Digital Storytelling<\/span><\/a><\/strong> for women in vulnerable social groups and an Msc in Information Management<\/strong> where I researched friendly interactions in MMORPGs. I currently work on playful encounters, XR, and embodied rituals with wonderful humans all around the world. Do you want to be one of them? If you have questions or an amazing idea I would love to hear from you @ msaridakiATgmailDOTco<\/a>m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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