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[Commlist] 'Levelling the Play Field' Online Seminar Series @ Brunel Games Research

Wed Nov 17 22:06:58 GMT 2021




/Levelling the Play Field:/
/Game Changers, Innovation, and Intersectional Challenges in the Gaming Industries/
Brunel University, London – Games Design Division Seminar Series 2021-22

The Seminar Series will bring together (online, via Zoom) researchers, practitioners, and representatives from advocacy groups to discuss timely issues of diversity and inclusion in the gaming and creative industries and play practices.

Working across related sectors, the Seminars aim to facilitate the sharing of practices, insights, and expertise in women’s rights, LGBTQI+, BIPOC, ability and neurodiversity, and class and labour issues.

The Seminars also aim to foster constructive debates around the development of shared strategies and collaborative efforts towards tangible inclusive transformations in academia, the industry, and society.

The 2021 workshops will bring together academics focusing on issues of gender, ethnicity, and neurodiversity with representatives from groups such as Latinx in Gaming, POC in Play, and Autistica. Representatives from British DiGRA (https://bdigra.org.uk/ <https://bdigra.org.uk/>), which endorses the initiative, will also attend the workshops as Resident Correspondents. More to come in 2022.


~2021 Programme, online via Zoom~
–– Wed 24 November, 5 pm GMT ––
Speakers:
Cristina Amaya (she/her), President, Latinx in Gaming
& Juan Vaca (he/him), Vice-President, Latinx in Gaming (he/him),
"Latinx in Gaming - Defining a Community".
/Join the co-founders of Latinx in Gaming as they discuss how a group of volunteers mobilized to create an online community into an award-winning non-profit organization./
Discussants:
Dr Jennifer Malkowski (they/them) (Smith College)
& Dr TreaAndrea M. Russworm (she/her) (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Editors: /Gaming Representations: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games/(2017, Indiana University Press)

EventBite Registration page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/levelling-the-playing-field-seminar-series-tickets-208480690357 <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/levelling-the-playing-field-seminar-series-tickets-208480690357>

–– Wed 8 December, 2 pm GMT ––
Speaker:
Dr Anna Ozimek (she/her) (Researcher affiliated with University of York/Screen Industries Growth Network), "Organising inclusive events in the Game Industry: What we can learn from the events organisers?". /The presentation discusses the findings of a knowledge exchange project about organising informal learning spaces (e.g. game jams, workshops and networking events) for the game industry. Based on analyses of secondary sources and 22 interviews with people engaged in organising different events and initiatives for the gaming industry, we co-developed a report and a set of guidelines for the industry. During the presentation, we will discuss the importance of informal events for the game industry and their crucial role in creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable industry sector. / Discussant: Nida Ahmad, POC in Play, https://www.pocplay.org/ <https://www.pocplay.org/>
EventBite Registration page: Coming Soon


–– Thu 16th December, 2 pmGMT ––
Speaker:
Dominic Shaw (EDI Coordinator, Ukie) (he/him),
"Deep Dive Into EDI For The Games Industry: Challenges & Opportunities Around Neurodiversity". /In this session Dom Shaw, EDI Coordinator at Ukie, will discuss and explore the intersectionality of neurodiversity and video games; explained through Dom’s lived experience and detailed knowledge on the topic. Giving a brief introduction on what neurodiversity is and the games industry to begin with, Dom will swiftly move onto talking about some of the challenges neurodiverse people face through employment, representation and general understanding from others. Dom will equally talk about how Ukie and others in the games industry are working to create a more accessible and welcoming environment for neurodiverse talent and players alike. / Discussant: Berta Nuredini (she/her), Autistica (www.autistica.org.uk/ <http://www.autistica.org.uk/>)
EventBite Registration page: Coming Soon

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(If you would like to suggest similar events for this series, please get in touch at (marcobenoit.carbone /at/ brunel.ac.uk) <mailto:(marcobenoit.carbone /at/ brunel.ac.uk)>)


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