[DiGRA UK] DiGRA UK: plans for the future

Tue Oct 25 11:13:56 UTC 2016

Hi all,

I think this is a great idea - and I would be happy to help with
logistics/organisation in London too.

I'd be interested in both the formal paper and the more informal
introduction/networking, particularly as someone who has only been to one
DiGRA event before.

Also if it's hosted in London we could have a social at one of the game
bars?

Thanks,
Jamie

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On 24 October 2016 at 14:15, Paolo Ruffino <contact at paoloruffino.com> wrote:

> Thank you Alison, Sonia, and also Diane and Siobhan who wrote to me in
> private. We also have an offer from London South Bank to host the event in
> early June.
> Feel free to share ideas on what you would like to see at a UK DiGRA
> meeting.
> Best,
>
> On 24 October 2016 at 14:01, Fizek, Sonia <s.fizek at abertay.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a great idea and I am fully on board. I am sure you would not
>> like to travel again into the Northern Kingdoms so I guess Leicester would
>> work better than Scotland. Paolo, let me know how I can help out. I am
>> happy to peer-review, if we go for an event with presentations.
>>
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to further info.
>>
>> All the best from Dundee,
>>
>> Sonia
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* uk-bounces at digra.org [mailto:uk-bounces at digra.org] *On Behalf Of
>> *Alison Harvey
>> *Sent:* 24 October 2016 10:05
>> *To:* Paolo Ruffino <contact at paoloruffino.com>
>> *Cc:* Uk at digra.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [DiGRA UK] DiGRA UK: plans for the future
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Paolo,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a great idea- thanks for kicking this off! An event prior to
>> DIGRA in Australia would be great, and I think a workshop-style event
>> allowing for feedback and discussion would be ideal. I know Leicester is
>> not the most attractive city in the UK, but we hosted a large media and
>> communication conference last year so there's a lot of good support here
>> for a conference-type event. However, if there was an institution willing
>> to host with more games folks and thus capacity for a committee of
>> organizers, that might be the best option.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for starting the conversation, and all the best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Alison
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Paolo Ruffino <contact at paoloruffino.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Esther and I have been chatting for a while about re-starting the
>> meetings of the DiGRA UK chapter. This is something I have also briefly
>> discussed with some of you at the latest DiGRA-FDG conference in Dundee.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plan, as we imagined it so far, would be to have a 1-2 days event in
>> spring or early summer 2017, before the international DiGRA conference in
>> Australia. We need a venue, and this is the first obstacle.
>>
>>
>>
>> We also need to decide about the format. I have got the impression,
>> speaking with some of you, that we want to achieve at least two things with
>> this event. First of all, we want to preserve its informality and use it as
>> an occasion for networking and to get to know each other, which is really
>> important if we want to involve postgraduate students and, more generally,
>> scholars who might be doing game research in isolation within their
>> departments and who are unlikely to reach the international DiGRA
>> conference.
>>
>>
>>
>> Second, we also need to justify this event as a research leave. Thus, we
>> need to have paper presentations and/or workshop sections, and
>> presentations should receive meaningful feedback from the other
>> participants.
>>
>>
>>
>> The organisation depends, I think, on how much enthusiasm and support we
>> gather. We could advertise the event, once we know location and date, and
>> ask for paper and workshop proposals. These submissions could be
>> peer-reviewed, and we'll need volunteers for that. We should probably then
>> see how many submissions we have, and we should be flexible if we need to
>> have more than one parallel session. I am not happy with having too many
>> presentations at the same time, this does not need to be another big DiGRA,
>> but your comments are welcome on this.
>>
>>
>>
>> For the networking aspect, we could offer everyone a chance to introduce
>> themselves with a 1 minute-1 slide session, which could work if we are less
>> than 20-25. Otherwise, we'll have to think about something else (the
>> solution might also just be having longer coffee breaks!).
>>
>>
>>
>> If we are still interested and passionate about this, let's keep the ball
>> rolling and let's get things started! I have found previous regional
>> meetings to be very useful, and I would be sorry not to have more in the
>> near future!
>>
>>
>>
>> Please feel free to post your comments, ideas, suggestions, and let us
>> know if you believe your institution could host the meeting. Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dr. Paolo Ruffino
>> http://paoloruffino.com
>>
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