Symposium Video Trailer, Schedule, and Session Descriptions

It is only a few days until the symposium. Linked below is the symposium schedule as well as updated session and presentation information.

Scholarship, Learning and the Digital Video Game Schedule

Session and Presenter Descriptions

Also, to give you a taste of what you can expect is the symposiums very own video trailer (crafted by Chris Appleton).

Scholarship, Learning and the Digital Video Game Trailer

Registration Reminder!!

ATTENTION: Registration has been extended until February 16th.

Register now as spots are filling fast!

The Driven

Hello everybody, Chris Appleton, one of or symposium organizers and presenters has done a video trailer for the game he is presenting on. Check it out below (also included below are the updated session descriptions).

The Driven

Scholarship, Learning and the Digital Video Game Symposium Sessions (click here for pdf)

Session Descriptions and Speaker Biographies Available

The session descriptions and speaker information is now available for confirmed presenters. The sessions will mix presentation, discussion and when possible hands on activities. We are waiting on a few final details regarding some of the sessions and speakers.

Sessions and Presenters Document

Exergaming in Education and Health: A Hands On Workshop

Time: Wednesday February 23 1- 4 p.m.

Cost: $50 including transportation from the University to the Centre

Limited to 20 participants

Do you play Video Games? Do you think they are a waste of time?
Do you wonder if you can get your students to focus on their learning?
Would you like to try state of the art games with curricular content?
How about rehabilitation and balance? Come prepared to experience
new sensations, learn how to evaluate performance and to debate the Pros and Cons
of video games in Education and Health.epared to experience
new sensations, learn how to evaluate performance and to debate the Pros and Cons
of video games in Education and Health.

Registration for this workshop will open this week.

Symposium Program and Speakers - UPDATE COMING BY 4PM JANUARY 10

-NOTE SESSION DESCRIPTIONS WILL START APPEARING BY 4PM JANUARY 12th-

We will be updating the details of speakers and the schedule over the next few weeks but here is some initial information. The speakers will help highlight the breadth of game related scholarship taking place at UofC, in Canada, and internationally.

It is expected that each session will feature a mix of presentation, discussion and interaction. More details to follow on that as we sort out various technical requirements.

Program
Thursday the 24th: Keynote, Concurrent Sessions 1a & 1b, Lunch, Concurrent Session 2a & 2b, Concurrent Session 3a & 3b

Thursday Evening: Movie & Discussion Social - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Friday the 25th: Keynote, Concurrent Session 1a & 1b (1b library focus), Lunch, Concurrent Session 2a & 2b (2b library focus), Concurrent Session 3a & 3b (3b library focus)

Presenters: (more presenters will be added over the coming weeks)
Chris Appleton, University of Calgary
Ian Bogost, Georgia Tech
Jerremie Clyde, University of Calgary
Larry Katz, University of Calgary
Margaret Mackey, University of Alberta
Karl Royle, University of Wolverhmapton
Glenn Wilkinson, University of Calgary

Symposium and CGSA teaming up...

I am happy to announce that there will be a special issue of Loading..., the Canadian Game Studies Associations Journal to capture and spread the papers presented at the symposium. We hope that the issue will be a multi-modal publication, so just as the symposium sessions are more than just lecture, these articles will be more than just print.