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Conflict in Games and Gaming

The second semi-annual Interacting Minds game/play seminar. Distinguished international guest and keynote on psychological effects of video games: Dr. Douglas Gentile, associate professor, Iowa State University.

IMC people making friends with board games (photo: Lars Pallesen)

Info about event

Time

Monday 20 April 2015, at 10:00 - Tuesday 21 April 2015, at 15:00

Location

Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, building 1483, 3rd floor., 8000 C.

Organizer

Andreas Lieberoth, Interacting Minds Centre
Conflict! (photo: Colourbox)
Organizer, Dr. Andreas Lieberoth (photo: Lars Pallesen)

Conflict in games and gaming

Second semi-annual Interacting Minds game/play seminarApril 20-21st 2015, Aarhus University, Denmark, Interacting Minds Center

Distinguished international guest and keynote on psychological effects of video games
Dr. Douglas Gentile, associate professor, Iowa State University


Themes:

---Antisocial and prosocial play---
Bo Kampmann Walther, Professor, Media Studies, University of Southern Denmark
Rikke Toft Nørgaard, Assistant Professor, CUDiM, Aarhus University
Griefing – sadistic fun at other players’ expense. A reprise talk by Teemo P. Aston

--- Gamergate – player identities and gender conflict ---
Lea Skewes, Ph.d. fellow, Interacting Minds Center
Mikkel Lodahl, Associate Professor, Dania Games Academy

--- Games as (re)solutions – disarming conflicts and building change with custom games ---
Ask Agger, CEO, Workz A/S
Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Aarhus University

Monday April 20th

  --- 10.15 Arrival, coffee ---

10.30   Opening address, Why should we care about conflicts in games and gaming?

Andreas Lieberoth, post doc, Interacting Minds Center, AU.

11.00 The philosophy of game-play - Or how I singlehandedly saved emotions from the

Palestine conflict

Bo Kampmann Walther, professor, media studies, University of Southern Denmark

11.45: Mom, I shot dad!

Rikke Toft Nørgaard, assistant professor, CUDiM, Aarhus University

  --- 12.30 LUNCH ---

13.30 Doing and un-doing gender through gamergate

Lea Skewes, Ph.d. fellow, Interacting Minds Center

14.15 Sub-Culture Wars: Navigating the Total War of #Gamergate

Mikkel Lodahl, Associate Professor, Dania Games

15.30 MMO’s Ruined Games For Me; or: How I learned to stop caring and love the

grief.

Teemo P. Ashton, Pixel.Tv.

Tuesday April 21st

10.00 Making friends with board games

Simon Andersen, Simon Says

11.00 Keynote

Prosocial vs Violent Video Games: They Both Win!

Douglas Gentile, associate professor, Iowa State University

  --- 12.30 LUNCH ---

13.00 Gamifying International Politics  - understanding the new conflict with Russia

through a war game

Ask Agger, CEO, Workz A/S


13.45 Negotiating professional roles and identities in India through a board game

Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Aarhus

University

14.45 Minds interacting (plenary discussion)

scoping interesting questions, methods and partnerships

  --- 15.15 Wrapping up---

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