Quick bit of news today, in case you missed ‘Game Studies In The Wild’, my panel at Tinederbox’s Playaway Festival in February. If you’d like to explore Gaming Research outside the industry – including Charly Harbord‘s indigenous culture initiatives, Gabriel Elvery‘s explorations of games and emotional well-being and Arthur Ehlinger‘s work with live events online – check out the link below on Tinderbox.
Happy New Year, folx! While I’ve been busy with a range of projects behind the scenes, here’s some news I can finally reveal. Specifically, we’re talking about the Tinderbox PlayAway Games Festival — and where you can find me on 25th February.
You already may be familiar with the Tinderbox Collective and their work in opening up the creative arts to young people. This time they’re hosting a two week online festival over 22nd February to explore different aspects of Gaming, from music and education to design and technology. On Thursday 25th February, the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab is hosting a special day on Games Research, not just showcasing the kind of research you can do in Gaming, but where that research can take you. That’s where I come in.
Hell Year 2020 might be doing its best to make this the longest and most miserable decade in history, but before it gasps its last, here’s where you can find me nattering online and in print.
With the wider world in such flux, I’m finding myself relying more and more on my genre communities for comfort and understanding, as well as opportunities to develop resilience for these times. With that in mind, here are two bits of news that might help you to find your own.
Words cannot express how genuinely excited I am to bring you this news. Sponsored by the Glasgow in 2024 Worldcon bid, Russell Jones and I will be co-hosting ‘Digital Wor(l)ds’, a video games special edition of Shoreline of Infinity‘s Event Horizon series, on 22nd October. Bringing together the cream of UK games design, research, music and writing, we’ll be indulging our love of the medium as we explore the best of Science Fictional and Fantasy gaming, its impacts, and possible future(s).