[Commlist] DiGRA 2020 Workshop ‘Playing with National Game Histories’

*** Workshop on ‘Playing with National Game Histories’ at DiGRA 2020 ***

We’d like to invite you to “Playing with National Game Histories: A 
‘Making Data Playable’ Workshop”, collaboratively organized by René 
Glas, Jasper van Vught, Stefan Werning (all Utrecht University), 
Annakaisa Kultima (Aalto University), and Jaakko Suominen (University of 
Turku), which takes place at DiGRA 2020, on 2 June 2020, in Tampere, 
Finland.

The goal of the workshop is to explore the role game co-creation can 
play in studying and harnessing the integrative potential of national 
game histories. We will a) use the Discursive Game Design (DGD) to 
facilitate playful engagement with historical datasets, b) discuss the 
epistemology and ongoing relevance of national game cultures on the 
basis of sample datasets, and c) explore how playing with national game 
histories can constitute alternative sites for transnational identity 
politics.

For that purpose, we practically implement the DGD methodology (outlined 
first in a DiGRA2019 panel on teaching game studies) and adopt a more 
comparative perspective on national game canons. Moreover, we are 
looking to extend our existing network of scholars and institutions 
involved in game culture, historiography and practice-based game 
research to prepare an (EU) application on re-claiming national game 
histories as an alternative site for cultural identity formation.

Are you interested in applying game co-creation as a heuristic for 
academic research and teaching? And/or do you want to explore the ‘work’ 
that game histories can ‘do’ in contemporary society and culture? If so, 
to participate, please submit a short motivational statement (approx. 
200 words) indicating your specific interests as well as your own 
professional background and personal game-historical experiences to 
(s.werning /at/ uu.nl) until 10th February 2020. Participants will be notified 
of their acceptance by 18th February.

For more details, please find the full workshop description, incl. a 
tentative schedule as well as a short bibliography at 
https://gamesandplay.nl/playing-with-national-game-histories-digra-2020-workshop/.


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