Catherine Rolland

Catherine Rolland, a doctor and engineer by training, worked for 12 years in research for the pharmaceutical industry before devoting herself to video games and their applications, particularly in health and education. With an MBA in Video Game Management, she has been designing and developing games and R&D and innovation projects for the past 15 years for studios and companies specialising in healthcare applications, vocational training, education and scientific popularisation. For the last 12 years, she has been a lecturer on courses at leading video game schools, and has been involved in various associations organising events to raise awareness and encourage reflection on video game applications. For the past five years, she has been project manager for the Science and Video Games Chair at Ecole Polytechnique, where she supervises scientific projects related to video games, particularly with engineering students.