What is the point of play and games when the climate catastrophe is looming? In this talk the speaker will explore the interconnections between the culture that led us to the climate catastrophe, and will reflect about the future of play and games after the end of a world.
“Games and Play and the End of a World” will be presented June 20, at 10:30, in room B011, moderated by Prof. António Coelho (DEI).
“Miguel Sicart is a Professor at the Center for Digital Play (digitalplay.itu.dk), IT University of Copenhagen. He has been researching games and play since the early 2000s, focusing on the intersection of games, ethics, and play. He is the author of, among others, Play Matters and Playing Software (The MIT Press, 2014, 2023). He is currently working on ridiculous software and the poetics of roguelikes.”