Dundee Arts Cafe - Jamming in Dundee: The Art of Making Games

  • Ryan Locke (Presenter)
  • Urch, J. (Organiser)

    Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar

    Description

    Dundee is central to the story of the computer games revolution. In this fast-paced industry, designers and programmers have created decades of innovation and opportunity. And to keep up with a relentless pace of change, game makers need to be flexible, playful creators who thrive on discovery.

    So what could be better than getting people in a room together, giving them 24 hours and asking them to come up with a game before the time runs out. These ‘Game Jams’ have gradually become an new approach to creative challenges and their success means they are used with hobbyists, educators and policy makers.

    In this talk Ryan Locke (Abertay University) will discuss how Dundee, a city long regarded for game making, is making games accessible to all through playful thinking, bringing together communities of artists, makers and people who just want to play.
    Period7 Feb 2017
    Event titleDundee Arts Cafe
    Event typeOther
    Sponsors, Abertay University, Leisure & Culture Dundee
    LocationDundee, United KingdomShow on map
    Degree of RecognitionRegional

    Keywords

    • computer games
    • games jam
    • jamming
    • learning by doing

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