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Faculty member Gerald Voorhees' paper, "Play and Possibility in the Rhetoric of the War on Terror: The Structure of Agency in Halo 2", was published in this month's issue of Game Studies. The abstract can be read below.

Let's Talk Fandom and Fan studies!

The University of Waterloo’s Games Institute as well as the IMMERSe Research Network is proud to host a MetaFandom Unconference on Thursday, September 18th and Friday the 19th. Unconferences are gatherings of interested scholars and experts, where they have informed conversations on a particular topic fandom and fan studies, in this case!

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GI faculty member Beth Coleman is currently being featured on the University of Waterloo homepage. Read the article

As previously reported on the IMMERSe website: http://immerse-network.com/news-chi-play-2014-call-for-papers/ & the CHI PLAY website.

About the Conference

The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) is a new international and interdisciplinary conference series (sponsored by ACM SIGCHI) for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games and human-computer interaction (HCI), we call it: “player-computer interaction”.

Screenshot of the "You Are Not a Banana" start screen.

Brian Cullen’s You Are Not a Banana game is now available to buy on Desura ($2.99 USD). The game has a average rating of 7.4/10 and has drawn a lot of positive feedback.

Makers of EGGNOGG visit the PLAY event at UW

Rachel and Paul Pridham, two of the three people responsible for the game EGGNOGG; developed by Kitchener indie studio Madgarden (http://madgarden.net/about/) will be making an appearance at the PLAY event this weekend around 6pm. Recently, EGGNOGG was nominated in a number of categories at the 2014 Canadian Video Game Awards, including "Best Indie Game" and "Best Casual Game".

Brian Cullen is launching You Are Not A Banana, on Steam Greenlight. Although retro, YNB attempts to break with convention by emphasizing the importance of sound in the design of the game's missions/puzzles and by focusing on alternative themes, such as critiquing the art world and retelling personal narratives.

Brian Cullen was a postdoctoral fellow with the Games Institute and IMMERSe in 2012-2013. You can find more about Brian here.

Chantel Pilon, UW athelete of the week, set five personal bests in the pentathlon and came away with a new Waterloo record after competing at the SPIRE Division 1 NCAA Invite in Geneva, Ohio. Her total score places Pilon as the second best in the OUA and fifth in the CIS. She also participated in the women’s 4x400m, where the team has the relay time ranked third in the OUA and seventh in the CIS. More details can be found here.

Denis Dyack coming to University of Waterloo

The Denis Dyack talk scheduled for Oct 29th, 2013 has been rescheduled to January 16th, 2014.

Essential facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry.

“ No other sector has experienced the same explosive growth as the computer and video game industry. Our creative publishers and talented workforce continue to accelerate advancement and pioneer new products that push boundaries and unlock entertainment experiences. These innovations in turn d

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Gerald Voorhees published in Game Studies!

The MetaFandom Unconference is Calling for Participants!

Let's Talk Fandom and Fan studies!

GI Faculty Dr. Coleman Featured on Waterloo Homepage!

CHI PLAY 2014 Call for Papers

About the Conference

"You Are Not a Banana" Now Available on Desura

EGGNOGG visits PLAY

Makers of EGGNOGG visit the PLAY event at UW

Brian Cullen launches "You are not a Banana"

Chantel Pilon sets a new Waterloo record

Denis Dyack: The Video Game Renaissance

Denis Dyack coming to University of Waterloo

Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry

Essential facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry.

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