Position
Doris C. Rusch holds a postdoctoral position with the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab in the Programme at Comparative Media Studies at MIT. Before joining MIT she did postdoctoral work at the Institute for Design and Assessment of Technology at Vienna University of Technology. Her work is focused on the theory and practice of game design. She investigates game's potential as "conceptual tools" that can foster insightful, emotionally rich and thought-provoking experiences. Games for social change is one of Rusch's main areas of investigation.

Rusch has an eclectic background having completed studies in German Literature, Philosophy, English and Comparative Literature at the University of Vienna, where she also received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. Her work in computer game studies is part of a larger interest in "narrative worlds" that expands over books, comics, and films.

At Danube University Krems, Doris C. Rusch is Visiting Professor associated with the Applied Game Studies Group within the Department for Image Science.
Homepage
http://gambit.mit.edu/credits/index.php