2024-05-04T22:43:06-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149982626/michael-rotondi-opens-up-about-the-faith-propelling-his-life-and-work Nicholas Korody 2017-01-05T11:05:00-05:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ur/ury6bo45inaw5e5b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"It&rsquo;s a practice rather than a religion, but the practice is essentially living by principles and then meditation," states Michael Rotondi. "It&rsquo;s Buddhism without beliefs, I guess would be a way to look at it."</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/149975649/michael-rotondi-s-gamerlab-wants-to-revolutionize-architecture-education-through-gaming Nicholas Korody 2016-10-31T15:41:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gh/gh8kjxbhhsj67ib2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In a typical media narrative, video games are responsible for social isolation, decreased attention spans, and even violent tendencies. But according to GamerLab&trade;, a new educational platform and pedagogical method developed by the LA-based <a href="http://rotolab.la/" target="_blank">RotoLab</a>, as well as an increasingly large body of research, games can offer major benefits for education, particularly when it comes to architecture.</p>