We don’t need more facts, we need better stories! The Civic Game Jam series will use video games as a medium for creative liberation, activism and resistance. Participants will create, expand and enrich game experiences around three main themes and their interplay: nature, humans and machines. Can you help us tell better stories? Come and … Continue reading Civic Game Jam
Christian Huberts: Poor Stereotypes Poverty in Games as Narrative Cliché and Ludic Paradox Video games depend on narrative, visual and conceptual stereotypes to be playable – they offer quick orientation even in complex or unclear situations. But stereotypes never only serve as a neutral tool. They also convey simplified preconceptions and meanings about the world. … Continue reading Lecture: Christian Huberts – Poor Stereotypes
How do you win Best Game Design at the German Video Game Awards? Why in hell do you need more than 5 years for that? We are more than happy to welcome Shift Happens and its two game designers Mathias “Matt” Neukam and Stefan “Beff” Fischer from Klonk Games to our next Devolution event! You can look forward to an in-depth and honest … Continue reading Devolution #2: Shift Happens
We are more than happy to welcome Riad Djemili and Johannes Kristmann from Maschinen-Mensch with their game The Curious Expedition for our first event. DEVOLUTION Devolution is a free game design focused event exploring the creative process and challenges of game development. Each event focalises on the evolution of a game through the exhibition of prototypes and … Continue reading Devolution #1: The Curious Expedition
9th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games Meaning and Computer Games Berlin, 14-17 October 2015 http://2015.gamephilosophy.org We hereby invite scholars in any field of studies who take a professional interest in the philosophy of computer games to submit papers to the 9th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games, to be held … Continue reading 9th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games (PCG Conference)