Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)
Join
Elaine
Gómez
as
she
will
describe
the
importance
of
representation
in
games
and
digital
media.
She
will
speak
to
how
gaming
has
the
power
to
destroy
the
perpetuation
of
stereotypical
perceptions
and
will
explain
how
games
can
be
designed
to
create
social
impact
in
meaningful
ways.
This
event
is
part
of
the
“ADE
for
Game
Communities:
Enculturing
Anti-Racism,
Decolonization,
Equity,
Diversity
and
Inclusion
(ADE)
in
Games
Research
and
Creation”
series
from
the
ADE
Committee
of
the
Games
Institute,
University
of
Waterloo,
and
is
supported
in
part
by
funding
from
the
Social
Sciences
and
Humanities
Research
Council.