Plaything ‘03
A belated hello to everyone from Bigkid’s new resident XX chromosome! I’m really happy to be part of the Brave New BigKid and I hope I’ll be able to bring a bit of a different perspective on gaming, both from the point of view of a former industry insider, an enthusiastic gamer and lately, a theorist.
We’re seeing an increasing number of Australian universities take games seriously and incorporate game design into their syllabus - not necessarily as a craft, but an art; something I’m personally very interested in. The idea of studying a computer game as a means of communication, or even a piece of art, is gradually finding its way into many Media Arts or Media Studies courses - Macquarie University is one, and now Sydney University is presenting a symposium on games and digital culture, called ‘Plaything’.
It’s coming up in October and, as far as I know, will be the first event of its kind in Sydney, if not Australia. Eric Zimmerman from Gamelab, New York is the first confirmed speaker and, a little lower down on the food chain, I’ll be presenting a talk and possibly taking part in a panel discussion or two.
Could be interesting … we’ll see what happens, eh?
*Dark elf taps on shoulder, murmurs ‘Back to Everquest, wench!’*
posted by Tripitaka · at 11:41 pm · filed under Site News
OMG, you play EQ? What server?