What: “Feeling Through Media: Film and Video Games in Perception” Who: Dan Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at Emory University When: April 11, 2018, from 4:00 PM Where: 3rd floor screening room, CMII Building (next to 25 Park Place), Georgia State University Join Playtest for our final event of the Spring 2018 […]
Read more "Feeling Through Media: Film and Video Games in Perception-Apr. 11, 2018"What: “The Games of Bennett Foddy” Who: Cameron Kunzelman, School of Film, Media & Theatre, Georgia State University, and John Roberts, School of Film, Media & Theatre, Georgia State University When: March 7, 2018, from 3-4:00 PM Where: Room #212, CMII Building (enter on floor 2 of 25 Park Place and follow signs), Georgia State […]
Read more "The Games of Bennett Foddy-Mar. 7, 2018"What: “Procedurality in Games” Who: Jennifer Olive, Department of English, Georgia State University, and Cameron Kunzelman, School of Film, Media & Theatre, Georgia State University When: February 28, 2018, from 3-4:00 PM Where: Room #212, CMII Building (enter on floor 2 of 25 Park Place and follow signs), Georgia State University Procedurality is a defining […]
Read more "Procedurality in Games-Feb. 28, 2018"What: “Defining Creativity in Games” Who: Jennifer Olive, Department of English, Georgia State University When: February 14, 2018, from 3-4:00 PM Where: Room #212, CMII Building (enter on floor 2 of 25 Park Place and follow signs), Georgia State University Enabling creativity is a coveted quality in game design. But, if creativity is about “thinking […]
Read more "Defining Creativity in Games-Feb. 14, 2018"What: “Dungeons and Dragons History: The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth” Who: Colin Wheeler, PhD Student in Moving Image Studies, Georgia State University When: February 7, 2018, from 3-4:00 PM Where: Room #212, CMII Building (enter on floor 2 of 25 Park Place and follow signs), Georgia State University Since its release in 1974, Dungeons and […]
Read more "Dungeons and Dragons History: The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth-Feb. 7, 2018"We are thrilled to announce that we will be bringing back our game design workshops this semester! No prior game design experience is necessary to attend and participate. We happily invite everyone from different skill levels whether you are learning something new or refreshing yourself on some information. We will be hosting 2 series of […]
Read more "Spring 2018 Game Design Workshops"What: “Simulation in Games” Who: Cameron Kunzelman, PhD Candidate in Moving Image Studies, Georgia State University When: January 17, 2017, from 3-4:00 PM Where: Room #212, CMII Building (enter on floor 2 of 25 Park Place and follow signs), Georgia State University What is simulation? Is it the direct recreation of an event? Is it […]
Read more "Simulation in Games-Jan. 24, 2018"What: “The Art of Chill” Who: Tanya D. Zuk, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Film, Media & Theater, Georgia State University When: November 8, 2017, from 3-4:00 PM Where: CMII Conference Room #211, 25 Park Place, Georgia State University Despite being off the air for more than 20 years, Bob Ross’s The Joy of Painting, which […]
Read more "“The Art of Chill”-Nov. 8, 2017"What: “Hitchcock Games” Who: John Roberts, PhD Candidate in Moving Image Studies, Georgia State University When: October 25, 2017, from 3-4:00 PM Where: CMII Conference Room #211, 25 Park Place, Georgia State University Alfred Hitchcock’s authorial legacy as the “Master of Suspense” extends far beyond his directorial output, encompassing television and a whole host of […]
Read more "Hitchcock Games-Oct. 25, 2017"Next week, Playtest will be celebrating National Day on Writing in the GSU Library Plaza on October 18 from 10 AM-2 PM. As such, we will not host our normal session next week; rather, we will have an extended time at our table in the Plaza for everyone to talk to us about Playtest and […]
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