<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 22pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#181818" face="Tahoma">apologies for cross-posting</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:43.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Register now for </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:43.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#0D265B;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">GAME: A Three Day Video Games
Event</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:43.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">at</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:43.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Macquarie University Sydney,
Australia</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Running from October 27</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">th</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> – 29</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">th</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> at Macquarie University, North
Ryde, Sydney Australia, <b>GAME</b> consists of a free public debate
on video game politics and policy, an academic conference featuring world
renowned keynote speakers </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#0D265B;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Ian Bogost </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">(Georgia Institute of Technology) and </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#0D265B;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Espen Aarseth</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (IT University of
Copenhagen), and a games festival.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Other speakers include:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Martin Slater</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(2K Games)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Professor Terry Flew</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (Australian Law Reform
Commission)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">· </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Paul Hunt</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (MLCS Management & Former
Deputy Director of the OFLC)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#542255;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Associate Professor Jeffery Brand</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (Bond University)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">and more … </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Details:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Thursday October 27 - The Politics of
Play Public Debate</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">This public roundtable will discuss the
contentious and complex issues surrounding the content, classification and
effect of video games on our society. Speakers at this roundtable include: <b>Professor
</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Terry Flew</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (Australian Law Reform
Commission), <b>David Emery</b> (Classification Branch), <b>Zahid Gameldien</b>
(Classification Board), <b>Paul Hunt</b> (MLCS Management & Former Deputy
Director of the OFLC), <b>Associate Professor Jeffery Brand</b> (Bond
University), <b>Dr John Martino</b> (Victoria University), <b>Dr Peter Chen</b>
(University of Sydney) and <b>Dr Rowan Tulloch </b>(Macquarie University).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The debate is free and open to members
of the public.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Friday October 28 – Theorycraft</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The study of video games is a recent
endeavour, bringing together disciplines from within the humanities such as
media and literary studies with computer and human sciences. This conference
will explore some of the key developments in contemporary research both
internationally and here in Australia. The keynote speakers for this event are <b>Professor
Ian Bogost</b> (Georgia Institute of Technology) and <b>Associate Professor
Espen Aarseth</b> (IT University of Copenhagen). Other speakers include: <b>Dr
Chris Chesher </b>(University of Sydney), <b>Dr John Banks </b>(QUT), <b>Peggy
Sheehy</b> and <b>Dean Groom</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The conference will feature a final
panel, 'The Future of Games' which will explore the future of game
development including: augmented reality, social, mobile and casual gaming, and
the increasing use of video games in educational settings. Participants in this
panel include: <b>Martin Slater </b>(2K Games), <b>Dr Larissa Hjorth </b>(RMIT)
and <b>Dr Mark Finn </b>(Swinburne).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The cost for entry
to Theorycraft is $120 standard entry, $50 for students.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Saturday October 29 - Game On! Festival
Day</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Join <b>Goose </b>from <b>ABC’s Good
Game</b> to design & play games, chat with indie developers, listen to info
sessions & participate in live action Zombie games. There is something for
everyone!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#101010;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Game On will also host a showcase
of primary, secondary and tertiary student design projects as well as
information sessions on gaming in education, studying games design and cyber
safety.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:red;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">To
register for these events, please visit the Interactive Media Institute’s
website at: <a href="http://imi.mq.edu.au/game/"><span style="color:#0032C3;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://imi.mq.edu.au/game/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#181818;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">For enquires
please contact Holly Randell-Moon at: <a href="mailto:holly.randell-moon@mq.edu.au"><span style="color:#0032C3;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">holly.randell-moon@mq.edu.au</span></a></span></p>
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Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies<br>Faculty of Arts<br>Macquarie University, NSW 2109<br>Australia</pre><pre style="line-height:17px;text-indent:0in !important;white-space:normal"><span style="line-height:17px;font-family:monospace, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"></span></pre>
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