Conference Videos Online
The videos of the Games Life & Utopia Conference 2011 have finally come online. Please take a look!
Game aesthetics in audio culture
Felix Urban is a student of Kulturarbeit at the FH Potsdam. He is a sound artist and producer of organic electronic music. He will give a short introduction to chip-based music production and he will play a selection of tunes during the long coffee break…
Movember Game
Movember is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand.
Noteworthy: Ian Bogost
Ian Bogost is author of the book Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (MIT Press 2007). In his book Bogost argues, that videogames have a unique persuasive power that goes beyond other forms of computational persuasion.
Sebastian Deterding: 9.5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification
Sebastian Deterding pursues a PhD on the motivational psychology of ‘gamified’ applications at the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research in Hamburg. Read abstract & bio…
Rilla Khaled: Participatory Approaches to Persuasive Technology
Rilla Khaled is an assistant professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. Her research areas lie at the intersection of culture, persuasion, games, and tools. Read abstract & bio…
Book: The Grasshopper By Bernard Suits
I found an interesting book recommendation at thebrowser.com. The book is called “The Grasshopper” written by the philosopher Bernard Suits.
Linda Breitlauch: Fun by Learning
Linda Breitlauch is professor of game design at the Mediadesign University Düsseldorf. Her research interests touch the areas of storytelling, serious games, and dramatic composition. Read abstract & bio…
A choice quote attributed to Will Wright
In the book “This Gaming Life” autor Jim Rossignol’ attributes the following quote to Will Wright, the original designer of games like SimCity, The Sims and Spore:
Marc Hassenzahl: About transformational products or the aesthetic of friction
Marc Hassenzahl is Professor at the Folkwang University. He is interested in the positive affective and motivational aspects of interactive technologies. Read abstract & bio…
Ruttikorn Vuttikorn: New role of board game
Ruttikorn Vuttikorn is a fanatic toy designer and a founder of two companies. She has been working for charity organisations around the world to design toys for children with special needs and promoting quality play. Read abstract & bio…
Felix Urban: Game aesthetics in audio culture
Felix Urban is a student of Kulturarbeit at the FH Potsdam. His focus is on wide aspects of audio culture. He is a sound artist, producer of organic electronic music and plays as a DJ…
