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This is a free, virtual event with an in-person watch party hosted at TAG and is open to all. No registration required for the TAG watch party.

Panel Description: We are increasingly asked to envision and implement respectful and non-extractive research involving marginalized communities. But we are rarely challenged to bring those principles to bear in our own research groups, where asymmetries of institutional power between colleagues, students, and staff are normalized. This interdisciplinary panel will …

This is a free, virtual event with an in-person watch party hosted at TAG and is open to all. No registration required for the TAG watch party.
Join Dr. Andre Brock on a discussion of the promise and peril of POC video game character voice acting, focusing primarily on the connections of Black male anger and Black fatherhood in God of War through the voice work of TC Carson and Christopher Judge, contextualized against the audio …

On March 9th, TAG member and PhD Communications Candidate Andrei Zanescu is giving a talk about his research on cultural simulation, blockbuster resonance and the filmic logics that shape AAA game-making.

We often hear makers say, “we wanted our game to resonate with audiences.” Likewise, we as audiences often express our recognition or enjoyment of a media product by stating how it resonates with us. However, what audiences and makers mean by resonance is not always …

Join us at TAG for a live watch party of Elaine Gómez-Sanchez’ talk, “The Impact of Genuine and Mindful Inclusion of Marginalized Communities in Creative Works.” She will speak to how gaming has the power to destroy the perpetuation of stereotypical perceptions and will explain how games can be designed to create social impact in meaningful ways.

All are welcome.
Snacks will be served.
February 23, 2023
1:00 to 3:00 pm.

Are educational games bad?
Educational games are made with different goals than most commercial titles. How does this help and hinder these games and the design processes behind them? The Bad Game Arcade investigates these and other question with interviews, roundtable discussions, panels, and games made for learning. Many, many games made for learning. Educational games are being made by non-profits, universities, libraries, and game companies. It’s time for them to be talking and showing their …