The Futures of Games and Game Studies Symposium and Consortium program

2022-03-25

The Futures of Games and Game Studies Symposium and Consortium program

The Futures of Games and Game Studies Symposium and Consortium is organized by Eludamos in collaboration with the IT University of Copenhagen, University of Bergen and UiT The Arctic University of Norway on April 6-8.

The event takes place at the IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards vej 7, 2300 Copenhagen S.

The symposium will also be streamed via Zoom Webinar. Join via this link:

https://itucph.zoom.us/j/65638680211?pwd=bFArVENsSnA4aGNRVk9BT3NEWU0wZz09

The public program can also be found here.

The full program, including the PhD consortium program (only open for participants and invited persons), can be found here.

Practial information can be found here

 

Day 1 (April 6)

Symposium programme (open for all)

Room 3A54

 

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome and introduction:

Andreas Sudmann, Universität Regensburg and Dom Ford, IT University of Copenhagen

 

10:00 - 11:00

Doris C. Rusch, University of Uppsala:

Breaking the Spell – Contributing to a Thriving World with Games, Magic and Neuroscience

 

11:15 - 12:00

Hans-Joachim Backe, IT University of Copenhagen:

NFTs FTW? Blockchain Gaming and the Future of Digital Games (Research)

 

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

 

13:00 - 16:45

Consortium programme: PhD student presentations and feedback (closed session)

 

Day 2 (April 7)

Symposium programme (open for all)

Room 5A60

 

09:00 - 10:00

Hanna Wirman, IT University of Copenhagen:

What's the point of all this - positive reminders when the world is burning

 

10:15 - 11:00

Agata Waszkiewicz, Marie Curie-Skłodowska University:

Intimacy, Consent, and the Voyeuristic Player in Interface Games

 

11:15 - 12:00

Dooley Murphy, University of Copenhagen:

Virtual Reality, Agency, and Surreptitious Input

 

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

 

13:00 - 16:45

Consortium programme: PhD student presentations and feedback (closed session)

 

Day 3 (April 8)

Symposium programme (open for all)

Room 4A58

 

09:00 - 10:00

Stefano Gualeni, University of Malta:

On Fictional Games

 

10:15 - 11:00

Emil Hammar, Tampere University

Societal Crises & Game Studies – What Is to Be Done?

 

11:00 - 12:00

Lunch

 

12:00-16:00

Consortium programme: PhD student presentations and feedback (closed session)