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Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Data Jam - Feminist Think Tank Presents: Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Abstract

This is a fun opportunity to learn more about data in a safe space! Any degree of understanding of data is welcome! In this Data Jam we will be collecting everything but the kitchen sink on your phone (of course with your permission) this will entail all things social media. Saved posts, screenshots, or liked content, from Instagram to TikTok to Twitter. This is a great chance to enter the world of data visualization! We will be going through and tagging posts while coming up with hypotheses'.

Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Networked Feminisms: Activist Assemblies and Digital Practices

Join Feminist Think Tank this Thursday, January 27th at 11:00am for the first event in their Networked Feminisms Speaker Series: Activist Assemblies and Digital Practices.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Speaker Series Session 2: Networked Digital Identities and Communities

Hi everyone! Join Feminist Think Tank this Wednesday (February 16th) at 5:30pm for the second event in their ♀️Networked Feminisms Speaker Series: Activist Assemblies and Digital Practices♀️

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies With Dr. Bo Ruberg

Today’s interactive and playful technologies are increasingly intersecting with technologies of sex. Yet these intersections also have long histories. Tracing these histories—and challenging the ways that they are often told—has important implications for how we understand the cultural origins of contemporary video games and other forms of digital media.

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Games Institute Open House

Come and discover the interactive and immersive technologies research conducted in the Games Institute's collaborative interdisciplinary environment!

Anyone interested in the research happening at the Games Institute (GI) is more than welcome to come and explore our space during the Open House. We especially encourage anyone considering or currently pursuing graduate school or a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Waterloo to come and learn about the work conducted at the GI over the past ten years.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

A Panel Discussion on Games and Education

Please join us at the Games Institute or virtually via Teams for a panel discussion on games and education with Drs. Jason Hawreliak (Brock University, Waterloo English Language and Literature Alum), Kristina R.

Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The Impact of Genuine and Mindful Inclusion of Marginalized Communities in Creative Works.

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.