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Smilegate Future Lab

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Smilegate Future Lab
퓨처랩
Founded2016
TypeNon-profit foundation
FocusCreative education, youth development, innovation community
Location
  • Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea
Key people
Mitchel Resnick (Vice Chairman)
Parent organization
Smilegate
Websitefuturelab.center

Smilegate Future Lab (퓨처랩) is a South Korean non-profit foundation established by Smilegate in 2016. In 2024, it was officially launched as an independent foundation.[1]

With the vision of "Creating Creative Environments for a Better Future," the lab provides various programs focused on creativity-based education and community building for youth and creators.[2]

Smilegate Future Lab emphasizes fostering creative potential through hands-on learning, exploration, and collaboration. Its major activities include educational programs for teenagers, workshops for aspiring digital creators, and support for open innovation communities. A notable figure associated with the lab is Mitchel Resnick, professor at the MIT Media Lab and creator of the Scratch programming language, who serves as the foundation’s vice chairman.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Smilegate launches Future Lab as an independent foundation with focus on creative education". The Korea Economist, June 19, 2024. https://economist.co.kr/article/view/ecn202406190030
  2. ^ "Smilegate Future Lab supports creativity education and youth innovation as independent foundation". Maeil Business Newspaper (English Edition), June 19, 2024. https://www.mk.co.kr/en/it/11045310
  3. ^ "MIT Media Lab professor Mitchel Resnick: 'It's never too late to develop creativity'". Korea Economic Daily, February 29, 2024. https://www.hankyung.com/article/202402299768i
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