The Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities is happy to introduce the new initiative “Fun and Games (Research) with the CEAH” this semester. These events will be a place for faculties to come together and share their research while also engaging in playing games and having fun. The goal is to build community between humanities faculty (or anyone else interested) via playing some games) while also learning about the fascinating games research going on here at ISU.
Each event will begin with 15-minute invited talk by a faculty member at ISU doing research on Games and related areas. After a brief Q&A session everyone in attendance will then be invited to stay and play a game such as Flip 7, Sushi Go or other similar group games. Snacks will be available for everyone attending.
There are going to be 4 game nights this semester, each with a talk from an accomplished faculty whose research focuses on games. These will take place from 4 PM – 7 PM at the Tearoom (23 Mackay Hall).
The Past is Now: Retro Game Dev
Speaker: Jared Hansen
Jared Hansen, PhD., is a researcher of video games and a hobbyist game developer. He earned his PhD in Media Studies from the University of Oregon. Prior to his arrival at ISU he taught at RMIT Vietnam as a Lecturer of Game Design. His research centers on gaming communities, retro gaming and nostalgia, video game history, and other aspects of game studies. He’s currently writing a book on the history of homebrew development for the Nintendo DS. As a game developer he has written a TTRPG, shared pixel art assets, and released three games for the Gameboy. He continues to make time for retro homebrew development, and is happy to live in Ames with his wife and three kids.
Registration
Click here to sign up for the game nights. You can sign up for multiple of these in one form.