Thursday, October 16
4:00 PM, Pebble Hill
A Granular Reality: How Games Model the World with Cameron Kunzelman
Cameron Kunzelman is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre at Mercer University. He is author of The World Is Born from Zero: Speculation and Video Games and Everything Is Permitted: On Assassin's Creed. His writing about video games has appeared in Kotaku, Polygon, and Vice.
Thursday, October 30
4:00 PM, Pebble Hill
Playing With the Fabric of Reality: History, Textiles and Worldbuilding with Meguey Baker
Meguey Baker is a tabletop role-playing game designer, independent publisher, quilter, and quilt historian. She is the founding owner of Night Sky Games and is curator of the Hatfield Historical Museum.
Tuesday, November 18
4:00 PM, Pebble Hill
Playful Criticism: Conversation on a Career in Game Journalism and Content Creation with Quintin Smith
Join us for a conversation with games journalist and critic Quintin Smith on his work spanning traditional journalism and new media, including a decade+ as a highly successful YouTube creator. A reception will follow.
Mr. Smith's two-decade career in game journalism has ranged from traditional media (Rock, Paper, Shotgun, The Guardian, IGN, Edge, WIRED, and Vice) to working as a pioneer of video content. He was the co-founder of the leading boardgame reviewing site Shut Up And Sit Down, and now splits his time between investigative work into the game industry (People Make Games) and his solo work reviewing tabletop roleplaying games (Quinns Quest).