Feeling Games
Feeling Games is a symposium on the intersections of games and emotions hosted at the Illinois Institute of Technology by the Department of Humanities, the Humanities and Technology Lab (HaT Lab), and Galvin Library with additional sponsorship from the Lewis College of Human Sciences, the College of Science, the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Psychology, to be held on September 25, 2015.
Schedule
All events to be held in the Cherry Room, located in .
9:30-10:00 a.m. Registration and Coffee
10:00-10:15 a.m. Welcome Address
10:15-12:00 p.m. First Panel
- 鈥淗old My Hand: Japanese Amae, Omoiyari, and Empathy Building in Games,鈥 Jennifer deWinter, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- 鈥淎ll the Feels: Confronting Toxic Gamer Culture and What it Means to 鈥楶lay鈥 a 鈥楪ame,'鈥 Adrienne Massanari, University of Illinois Chicago
- 鈥溾業鈥檓 sure your woman-arms will be able to lift it:鈥 Queer Interface and the Legibility of Power and Privilege in Anna Anthropy鈥檚 Realistic Female First-Person Shooter,鈥 Whitney Pow, Northwestern University
- 鈥淣avigating Failed Performances in Digital Play Spaces: The Emotional Cost of Conflict,鈥 J. Talmadge Wright, Loyola University - Chicago
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-2:45 p.m. Second Panel
- 鈥淏eyond Screens and Spectacle: Ethnographic Reflections on Game Culture,鈥 Florence Chee, Loyola University - Chicago
- 鈥淭ime Out: Affectivity & Temporal Manipulation in Games,鈥 Chris Hanson, Syracuse University
- 鈥淓xperimental Games: Affect Theory and Non-Sovereign Play,鈥 Patrick Jagoda, University of Chicago
- 鈥溾楶eople Add Stress in My Games鈥: How Emotions in Socially Networked Games Drive Gameplay Decisions,鈥 Stephanie Vie, University of Central Florida
2:45-3:15 Coffee Break
3:15-5:00 p.m. Game Design Roundtable
Featuring
- Janell Baxter, Columbia College Chicago
- Bill Guschwan, Columbia College Chicago
- Arlen Moller, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Doris C. Rusch, DePaul University
- Ashlyn Sparrow, Game Changer Chicago Design Lab