In this episode of The TSW* Podcast, host Jay Margalus interviews Josh Tsui, a veteran of the video game industry and current Director of Innovation at DePaul University's Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media.Josh shares his unique career journey spanning over two decades in game development, working on iconic franchises like Mortal Kombat and Tony Hawk at companies including Midway Games and EA. He discusses his recent work on large-scale immersive experiences, and importantly, what he's up to as the Director of Innovation at DePaul University. Key topics include:

• How to create differentiation when developing a community innovation space
• Transitioning from industry to academia, and the processes you need to change and adopt in doing so
• How to choose the right equipment to spark creativity and ideas
• How to scale up a new program and space from the ground floor

Josh also looks ahead to emerging trends in academia and shares insights on the blending edge tech to adopt. This episode offers valuable perspective for anyone interested in getting an innovation center up and running from the ground up..