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…sessions are a series of events that focus on the close reading of video game mechanics and narratives. Each session usually has a theme such as fake news or team work and involves students and faculty playing a game followed by a free form discussion. The presenters are a mix…

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Shoot, View, Play: A Study of the GameBoy Camera

…in the traditional sense of this word. Scholars are free to take apart, dissect, and repurpose artifacts in the R-CADE as they attempt to understand their historical and cultural significance. The May 1 launch event will focus on the GameBoy Camera, which was one of the earliest digital cameras on…

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Celebrate the Digital Studies Center opening

The Digital Studies Center invites you to celebrate the launch of a center that will help kick-start, facilitate, support, and promote projects that are made possible by the convergence of digital technologies with the humanities as well as the arts, natural, and social sciences. Thursday, November 13th Free Period Digital…

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Well Played: Walkthroughs and Close Readings of Videogames

Each semester, the DSC hosts a series of Well Played events during which students, faculty, and staff discuss and play videogames. These events are based on the ETC Press journal Well Played and they encourage close readings of game mechanics and narratives. Well Played sessions are free form, collaborative, and…

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Professional Website Development

APRIL 01: Free Period, FA 215 (ModLab) Webmasters in Training: Have you ever wanted to have a website to showcase your professional portfolio, but found the process either too confusing or too expensive? The Professional Website Development Workshop is designed to help you take your first steps into internet development….