[Commlist] Multidisciplinary Game Research (Utrecht Summer School)

*** Summer School: Multidisciplinary Game Research – Between Theory and 
Practice ** 17-21 August 2020 (Utrecht University) * Application 
deadline: 1 July, 2019 Overview
This summer course provides a multidisciplinary perspective on games and 
play in contemporary culture, combining perspectives from various 
disciplines within the humanities, social sciences and computer 
sciences. It addresses the challenges but also the transformative 
potential of both ‘applied’ and entertainment games, and provides 
participants with a holistic perspective including analysis, design and 
validation. By combining aspects of theory and practice, the course 
enables participants to better understand and meaningfully implement the 
potential of games and play within current socio-cultural contexts.
Program
The program comprises workshops by senior researchers from the Center 
for Game Research (Utrecht University/UU), the departments “Media and 
Culture Studies” and “Information and Computing Sciences” (UU), the 
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development (UU), the Utrecht 
Institute of Linguistics (UU) and affiliated institutions. Each day is 
dedicated to a different angle, starting with applied game analysis, 
moving on to games for learning, game ecologies, games as 
interdisciplinary facilitators for scenario planning and policy-making, 
and finally the aesthetics of (persuasive) game and play experiences. 
Apart from the interactive workshops, joint social activities with the 
UDS summer school 'Exploring Culture Through Data' and a tour of the 
Mo-Cap Lab at Utrecht University round off the program.
Organizational matters
The course is aimed at PhD candidates, scholars as well as members of 
private and public sector institutions (companies, NGOs etc.) that are 
already utilizing Applied Games or aim to better understand how and when 
to use them. For more information (including a tentative workshop 
schedule) and to apply online, go to 
https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/multidisciplinary_game_research_between_theory_and_practice 
or contact (s.werning /at/ uu.nl).
CREDITS: 1,5 ECTS credits + certificate of attendance
COURSE FEE: € 300 (Course fee + course materials), Housing: € 200.00 
(through Utrecht Summer School)


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