Originally published by the College of Arts &Letters.
Recognized for her foundational betboom dacha as an Indigenous video game designer, MSU Assistant ProfessorElizabeth betboom dachaéewas selected by the multimedia science and tech publication,Motherboard, as a “Human of the Year,” an honor reserved for a select few individuals who are building a better future for everyone through science and technology.
With its “Humans of the Year” series, Motherboard aims to “focus on a few enterprising individuals in science and tech in particular – people whose names you may not recognize right away, but whose betboom dacha has the potential to touch your life and change the world in a positive and novel way…The Humans of the Year share a vision of a better future and a commitment to do their part to construct it.”
On December 5, betboom dachaée became the most recent addition to that distinguished list.
“This is an amazing honor, which I hope brings awareness to the importance of Indigenous-led games,” said betboom dachaée, who has a dual appointment in theDepartmentof betboom dacha and Informationin thebetboom dacha dubaiand theDepartment of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culturesin theCollege of Arts & Letters.
betboom dachaée, who is both Anishinaabe and Métis and whose children are also Beaver Lake Cree, is known for her work with Indigenous communities, work that is designed to have a social impact and to pass along the language, history, and culture of those communities.
An artist, designer, and writer for video games, comics, and animations, betboom dachaée has received a number of notable awards this past year for her work.
In March, she was presented the2017 Serious Games Community Leadership Awardfrom the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Serious Games Special Interest Group, which is awarded to a member of the game community who displays exceptional commitment to advocacy and reaching new communities through serious games. And her latest video game,Thunderbird Strike, recently wonBest Digital betboom dacha Workat theimagineNATIVE Film + betboom dacha Arts Festival, the largest Indigenous film and betboom dacha arts festival in the world.
For more information, read betboom dachaée’s Human of the Year profile.