Games Lab

Games Lab

Games Lab is a new IHGC Lab that will explore phenomenologies of gaming experience, game design and data structure, AI environments, and critiques of gaming culture.

To learn more information, email Anne Gilliam (alg2u@virginia.edu) or Jack Chen (jwc8v@virginia.edu)

Spring 2024 Lineup of Events

Tuesday, February 27, 4–6 pm, Wilson 142. Games Lab Lecture: “Wingspan and Beyond" by Elizabeth Hargrave, Game Designer

Wednesday, February 28, 11:30 am–2:30 pm, Wilson 142. Games Lab Workshop with Elizabeth Hargrave, "A Guided Playthrough of Undergrove"

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 4 pm, Wilson 142. Games Lab Lecture: “The Privilege of Play: Connecting Games and Race in the Twentieth Century” by Aaron Trammell, Associate Professor of Informatics, University of California, Irvine 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024, time TBA, Wilson 142. Games Lab Workshop with Aaron Trammell, Associate Professor of Informatics, University of California, Irvine

Fall 2023 Lineup of Events

Sept. 20, 11 am-12:30 pm, Wilson 142, Games Lab Reading Group/First Lunch Meeting. RSVP to Anne Gilliam (alg2u@virginia.edu) if joining for lunch.

Nov. 16, 4-6 pm, Wilson 142: "Video Games and the Pornography of Death." Lecture by Amanda Phillips, Georgetown University. ZOOM OPTION REGISTRATION HERE: https://virginia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pduCprjkoG9CW0OfR9x2_6k6JlqzFo1i8

Nov. 17, 12-2 pm, Wilson 142: "Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture" - Seminar with Amanda D. Phillips, Georgetown University. ZOOM OPTION REGISTRATION HERE: https://virginia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdempqzgtEtOCaEMZKojO4LnFIFnCEGjp