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Academic Events Festivals

Tinderbox PlayAway Games Festival: Game Studies in the Wild

A green and pink wash is interrupted by a stripe of white across the middle. On the right of this white space is the square logo for the festival, overlaid with the words PlayAway Games Festival 2021. On the left, the text reads: Games Research with University of Glasgow Games & Gaming Lab. Panel 1. Chaired by Dr Matthew Barr with Lauren Watson, Francis Butterworth-Parr, Williams Kavanagh, Kirsty Dunlip & Monica Vasquez. Panel 2. Chaired by Ruth EJ Booth with Gabriel Elvery, Charly HArbord & Arthur Ehlinger. Panel 3. With William Kavanagh, Dr David Farrell & Dr Romana Ramzan. Thursday 25th Feb 11:30 - 15:15 (GMT).

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.

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Academic Book Launch Events

Threading the Labyrinth and the Centre for Fantasy… Discord

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.

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Academic Events Shoreline of Infinity

Event Horizon – Digital Wor(l)ds

A screen grab from the Event Horixon website

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).

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Academic Academic Events Events

Heroism in God Of War

A screenshot of the display image for the video recording of Disruptive Digital Heroes at the Digital Heroisms Conference.

If you’re looking forward to the upcoming release of God Of War: Ragnarok, here’s some news for you.

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Academic Awards Awards Fiction

Reader, I Got the Funding

Ruth Booth holding a glass of lemondade, smiling, in front of some bookshelves.

Things have been a little quiet around here lately, which is unsurprising, given the circumstances. In my case, those circumstances unfortunately include a relatively mild bout of COVID-19, which I’m still recovering from five weeks on from my first symptoms.

However, the reason for catching you up today isn’t about my ongoing health issues, but something a little more positive. Here’s a hint – the title is a massive spoiler.

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