A Future Worth Playing For
How does play and its design shape our future? In what ways are we creating rule systems that relate to our bodies, traumas, histories, and cultures? By exploring how games connect us to our world, this talk encourages us to rethink our creative work so that we can generate a world worth living in.How does play and the way we design it help generate the future? How are we creating rule systems in relationship to our bodies, traumas, histories, and cultures? Exploring how games entangle us within our world, this talk asks how we can rethink our creative work to generate a world worth living in.
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