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"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"What: “’More than a feeling’: Investigating the Historical Context of Empathy Games” Who: Jennifer Olive, Department of English, Georgia State University When: October 11, 2017, from 3-4:00 PM Where: CMII Conference Room #211, 25 Park Place, Georgia State University Empathy games have been heralded as an Indie response to AAA-blockbuster narratives. While true, this analysis […]
Read more "‘More than a feeling’: Investigating the Historical Context of Empathy Games-Oct. 11, 2017"What: “Beyond Damsels in Distress: Moving Towards Intersectionality in Feminist Game Criticism” Who: Candice Merritt, Georgia State University When: October 4, 2017, from 3-4:00 PM Where: CMII Conference Room #211, 25 Park Place, Georgia State University The electronic gaming industry has served as a multi-billion dollar global enterprise. Known for genres dedicated to war, sport, […]
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