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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Between August 12<sup>th</sup> and 23<sup>rd</sup> 2019, Utrecht University is organizing two separate, but consecutive and interrelated summer schools on digital games
and play in contemporary society and culture, supported by the Center for Game Research, and conducted by senior staff members from the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and the Department of Media & Culture Studies, the University of Arts,
as well as affiliated institutions.<br>
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The <b>first summer course “Game Design and Development” (August 12-16)</b> provides a step-by-step introduction to making games in the industry-standard game engine Unity, accompanied by workshops and lectures on topics like entrepreneurship as well as (serious)
game design. Students will form teams and create a game of their own on a “games for good” topic, tying into the ongoing public and academic debate about the benefits of games in promoting e.g. wellbeing and a sustainable lifestyle. Expert feedback on the
content as well as the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">design process will be provided by experienced game designers.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>For more information, including a day-to-day program, and to apply online, visit
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<u><a href="https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/game-design-and-development"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/game-design-and-development</span></a></u>.
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The <b>second summer course “Applied Games – A Multidisciplinary Research Perspective” (August 19-23)
</b>offers an overview of current research perspectives on the complex phenomenon of Applied Games, which range from (digital) serious games over interactive digital narratives (e.g. in journalism or activism) to playful interventions and pedagogies. Each day
is dedicated to a different angle, starting with applied game analysis, moving on to games for learning, games in environmental communication and policy-making (Eco games), narrative aspects of Applied Games, and finally games and play experiences that involve
the whole body. Apart from the interactive workshops, joint social activities with the UDS summer school 'Exploring Culture Through Data' and a tour of the Mo-Cap Lab at Utrecht University round off the program.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>For more information, including a day-to-day program, and to apply online, visit<br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/applied_games_a_multidisciplinary_research_perspective">https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/applied_games_a_multidisciplinary_research_perspective</a></span></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While the summer courses can
<span style="color:black">be followed individually, they are designed to be complementary, and together provide a holistic perspective on the creation, interpretation and deployment of (applied) games in contemporary society and culture.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#660000"><a href="mailto:R.C.Veltkamp@uu.nl"><span style="color:blue">R.C.Veltkamp@uu.nl</span></a>, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#660000"><a href="http://www.uu.nl/staff/RCVeltkamp"><span lang="NL" style="color:blue">www.uu.nl/staff/RCVeltkamp</span></a></span><span style="color:#660000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#660000">Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University,
<a href="http://www.cs.uu.nl"><span style="color:blue">www.cs.uu.nl</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#660000">Center for Game Research,
<a href="http://www.gameresearch.nl/"><span style="color:blue">www.gameresearch.nl</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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