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Humour and Games Podcast – Season 2 – Interview 1: Jaako Stenros

Posted by Andrei Zanescu

Welcome back!

This week, we have our full interview with Dr. Jaako Stenros on Nordic Larp and the role of humour in dark or transgressive play.
Dr. Stenros is a lecturer at the University of Turku and a member of the Centre of Excellent in Culture, a joint project between Tampere University, the University of Turku, and the University of Jyväskylä. Stenros has also collaborated with artists and designers to create ludic experiences and has curated many …

Welcome to Queer VRChat

Posted by tbraun

Over the past year, I’ve spent 800+ hours in VRChat (a social virtual reality platform where VR users can meet and interact with one another) hanging out, conducting interviews, and doing participant observation with gender non-conforming people as part of my research-creation Ph.D. at Concordia University. VRChat is made up of user-driven content and offers unique insight into how queer VR enthusiasts envision the metaverse (shared virtual worlds), create gender-affirming content, and form emergent imaginative …

Humour and Games Podcast – Season 2, Episode 2: When Games Change Shape

Posted by Andrei Zanescu

This week, building on last week’s foundation, we take a look at how the form and impacts of humour can shift as games themselves can change. From digital to analog technologies, individual to group play, and the market considerations that can impact those changes.

Featured Speakers: Dr. Carly Kocurek, Dr. Aaron Trammell, and Dr. Jaako Stenros.
As always, available for you to listen on the ConnectingToGame website, Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify.

Humour and Games Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1: Between Serious and Silly

Posted by Andrei Zanescu

Humour and Games is back with a new season!
This time around, we turn to the serious and silly uses of humour in social activism and pedagogy. From games for impact, to games in the classroom, Nordic LARP, and Type 2 Fun, it’s the outcomes of humour and play that are the focus this week.
Featured Speakers: Karina Popp, Dr. Carly Kocurek, Dr. Jaako Stenros & Jamie MacDonald
As always, available for you to listen on the ConnectingToGame …

TAG Goes to CSRF!

Posted by justinroberts

Earlier this October, I had the exciting opportunity to represent the Technoculture, Art, and Game Research Lab at the Canadian Sex Research Forum’s (CSRF) annual meeting in Waterloo, Ontario. CSRF is an organization that aims to bring together a multidisciplinary group of professionals working in the area of human sexuality in Canada. Every year they host their annual meeting in different areas across Canada to share information and ideas between students and faculty members. This …

Introduction to Coding Workshop Series

Oct 11, 2022 - Nov 08, 2022

Posted by kalervo

Introduction to Coding
A hands-on workshop series that teaches the fundamentals of programming in a fun and interactive manner through customizable examples that explore shape, color, animation, and user interaction using C# and the Unity development platform. The only prerequisites are a computer with a recent version of Unity installed: https://unity.com/download.
When: Tuesdays 6-8pm, October 11-November 8
Where: Milieux Resource Centre, EV11.705
How to sign up: To sign up or ask any questions, please email cdiggins@gmail.com and cc tag.coordinator@concordia.ca.
Instructor Biography: …