[ecrea] Extending Play: The Sequel @ Rutgers

/Extending Play: The Sequel/ will take place on April 17th and 18th in
Rutgers' Livingston Student Center.

Highlights include two exciting keynote conversations: Miguel Sicart
<http://miguelsicart.net/> (IT University Copenhagen) and Anna Anthropy
<http://auntiepixelante.com/> (Independent Game Developer) will discuss
"Liberating Play," while Marcus Boon <http://marcusboon.com/> (York
University) and Adrienne Shaw <http://adrienneshaw.com/> (Temple
University) will speak on "The Replication of Ideology."

We also have an exciting plenary session entitled "Playing With Gender,"
which promises to be an unforgettable discussion between the designers
and artists Gillian Smith
<http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/artdesign/people/gillian-smith/> 
(Northeastern
University), Myfanwy Ashmore <http://www.myfanwy.ca/> (Independent
Artist), and Heidi Boisvert <http://www.heidiboisvert.com/> (Independent
Designer), around the important and timely conjunction of play and gender.

Finally, Friday Night's gala/reception will include performance, game
and film art, along with a smooth jazz re-mediation of pop hits from the
70s and 80s.

For more details on times and schedules, please give our program a look
at mediacon.rutgers.edu/program-2/
<http://mediacon.rutgers.edu/program-2/>.

Please visit our registration page
(http://mediacon.rutgers.edu/register-2/) if you plan to attend.

It is with your participation that we hope to make /Extending Play/ the
international success it was in 2013! We can't wait to see you!

Co-sponsored by The Department of Student Life, The Graduate Student
Association, The School of Communication and Information, The Department
of Journalism and Media Studies, The Office of Institutional Diversity
and Inclusion, The Women and The Arts Collaborative, The Department of
Library and Information Science, The SC&I Social Media and Society
Cluster, and The Center for Cultural Analysis, /Extending Play/ enters
its second year, and we hope to make this one better than the last!

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