Talk & Q&A
We are happy to announce a talk by the Austrian professor for Game Design and Media Studies:
“Designing Games for Change”
The games industry has seen remarkable growth in recent decades, surpassing the combined revenues of the film and music industries. Yet the promises of games becoming a primary educational medium and revolutionizing the workplace have largely gone unfulfilled. This talk will explore the potential power of game design and the current barriers in effectively harnessing that power. It will also share insights from developing games that encourage players to reflect on and reexamine their own behavior, attitudes and values to foster a better society.
Who: game designers and game developers; educators and teachers (who are interested in exploring games as educational tools); company managers (who are interested in exploring games to increase work productivity among their employees)
When: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 / 6 pm Egypt time
Where: Online via Zoom (login information will be provided upon confirmed participation)
Application deadline: We will confirm registrations by Tue, July 11, 2023.
Kindly note that the number of participants is limited.
Costs: The talk is free of charge, but registration is essential.
About Jeremiah Diephuis:
Jeremiah Diephuis was born in 1976 and grew up in the great arcades of the American Midwest. After studies in computational linguistics and media, he focused his attention on the utilization and development of games for public spaces. He currently works as a professor in the Digital Media department at the Hagenberg Campus of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He is co-founder of the NPO GameStage and a founding member of the research group Playful Interactive Environments.
We are glad to answer any further questions via alina.brandstaetter@bmeia.gv.at
