[Australia] Workshop on Games, Ethics and War - Nov 24

[Malcolm Ryan]

The program is now available for the Workshop on Games, Ethics and War at Macquarie University this Nov 24. We’ve got a very interesting line up of speakers (see below). To register go to the Eventbrite page:

http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/workshop-on-games-ethics-and-war-tickets-14366575815

Program:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C4YOAVD1Ks9ENkBbGHOsjgjD8-wUAu7U97OP8LXOGYY/edit?usp=sharing

10am - Opening remarks, Malcolm Ryan

10:10am - Cory Davis - Crafting an Interactive Experience as a Vehicle for an Existential Conversation

10:40am - Dr Stephen Coleman & Rev Nikki Coleman - Just War and Gaming

11:00am - Hugh Davies - Transmedia Warfare: The Militarisation of Alternate Reality Games

11:20am - Paul Formosa - Ethical Decision Making in The Walking Dead

11:40am - Dan McMahon - Long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of terror

12:00pm - Lunch

1pm - Michał Drozdowski - This War Of Mine – War from a Civilian Perspective

1:30pm - Anna Griffin - TBA

1:50pm - Dan Staines - Designing Games for Moral Engagement: Opportunities and Pitfalls

2:10pm - Alexander Muscat - Warfare in the Uncanny Valley

2:30pm - Luke van Ryn, Robbie Fordyce - The ethical terrain of players vs code

2:50pm - Afternoon tea

3:10pm - Robert Sparrow (presenting), Rebecca Harrison - Playing for fun, training for war: what can military simulations tell us about violent video games?

3:30pm - Will Owen - TBA

3:50pm - José Zagal - If War is Hell, what about Videogames? 

4:20pm - Discussion

5:00pm - Close


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