Pippin Barr and Rilla Khaled on
Cultures in Games and Games in Cultures

Date: February 17, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Place: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., Ottawa

Title: Cultures in Games and Games in Cultures

Abstract: Much has been made of the cultures surrounding video game play, but less work has examined the nature of the cultures within them, or of games as cultures. In our doctoral work, we investigated this idea from two perspectives: illuminating the culture present in popular games, and developing design strategies to build real world cultures into games. In this presentation, we offer a brief look at the results.

Biographies:

Dr. Pippin Barr is a visiting researcher at Carleton University’s Human-Oriented Technology Lab, researching multi-touch play and video game cultures.

Dr. Rilla Khaled is a postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University’s Human-Oriented Technology Lab, researching multi-touch play and culturally-relevant persuasive games.

When and Where:

This event will take place on February 17, 7-9 pm at The Code Factory, located at 246 Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, (on the second floor) above the Green Papaya Restaurant.

Street parking is available at no cost after 6 pm.

Note: there is no cost for attending this event and prior registration is not required. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. An informal social gathering will follow at a nearby pub.