The Pioneer Valley Game Studies Colloquium, a series of events concerning academic game studies, is being held Nov. 8-10 at UMass Amherst, Smith College and the Modern Myths bookstore in Northampton.
The goal of the colloquium is to showcase recent research and expose faculty, students and community members to this ever-expanding field of study.
The scheduled events are as follows:
“Pervasive Games in Stockholm,” a lecture by and discussion with Annika Waern of Stockholm University, Thursday, Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m., Seelye Hall 101, Smith College.
“From Media Studies to Game Studies,” a panel
Ismael Vaccaro, associate professor of anthropology and environmental sciences at McGill University in Montreal, will present this year’s Distinguished Lecture in the Anthropology of Europe on Monday, Nov. 5 from 4-5:30 p.m. in 1001 Campus Center.
The Rev. Nelson N. Johnson, a survivor of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, and his wife Joyce, will speak Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium as part of the History Department’s Feinberg Lecture Series on “Truth and Reconciliation, History and Justice.” The Johnsons will discuss the truth and reconciliation process and their work in the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro.
Faculty and graduate student instructors are invited to “i>clicker: Transforming Student Learning through Technology,” a special guest presentation featuring Mats Selen, one of the i>clicker inventors, on Friday, Nov. 2 from 10-11:10 a.m.