Don Marinelli of the Entertainment Technology Center

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On March 22, 2010, Don Marinelli sat down with Warren Buckleitner (CTR) and Chip Donohue (Erikson Institute) for a conversation about learning, schools, augmented reality, the philosophy of the ETC (Entertainment Technology Center), educational innovation in the United States and his upcoming book about the founding of ETC center with his late friend, Randy Pausch. Topics: Augmented reality and educational reform From his bio: Donald Marinelli is a tenured Professor of Drama and Arts Management at Carnegie Mellon University and is also the Executive Producer of the Entertainment Technology Center. Professor Marinelli has been at Carnegie Mellon for twenty-six years where he served as the Assistant Head of the Drama Dept. (1980-86) and later the Associate Department Head (1986-95). Dr. Marinelli was integral in creation of the Master of Arts Management (MAM) program, the Master of Fine Arts in Acting degree program with the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, and, with colleague Randy Pausch, he co-founded the Master of Entertainment Technology (MET) degree program and the ETC. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Professor Marinelli has lived in Pittsburgh for thirty-two years, coming here shortly after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Tampa. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh where he received a M.A. in Clinical Psychology specializing in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology. Professor Marinelli subsequently attended the University of Pittsburgh where he received his Ph.D. in theatre history, literature, and criticism in 1987 with a dissertation on the Italian Futurist F.T. Marinetti. Professor Marinelli is currently leading the expansion of the Entertainment Technology Center internationally with ETC branch campuses in Adelaide, Australia; Silicon Valley, California; and Osaka, Japan. This interview took place the day before Dr. Marinelli gave the keynote address at the Fred Forward conference, on May 22, 2010. Many of the same themes are covered.