Speaker Name(s): Tobi Saulnier '84, '89, '95
Description: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Electrical Engineering with a Centennial Seminar: It could be claimed that the Digital Generation learns more in the course of playing video games than in a classroom or “real world." 100 years ago a heated debate of engineering education accompanied the transformation of Rensselaer into a “Polytechnic” college. What can we learn from today's video games and virtual worlds to better prepare engineers for the next 100 years?