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Tuesday 29 October, KATIE AT UPENN, YOU RUN THE CLASS!

·       Read another chapter in the book you choose for your fifth book

·       Check out the website and its links at FemCon, a feminist gaming convention in Umeå, Sweden: http://www.gamingaswomen.com/posts/2013/05/femcon-a-feminist-gaming-convention-in-sweden/ 

Thursday 31 October, KATIE AT UPENN, YOU RUN THE CLASS!

·       Read an additional chapter in the book you choose for your fifth book

For this whole week, with the aid of some class facilitators, you will run both classes yourselves. You will share with each other your reading and thinking about the fifth book you have chosen to read for Con #2 Gaia. Talk about it and the issues it raises or speaks to in ways most meaningful to you all collectively. Working together without the teacher is a special activity: may it be especially enjoyable! Make if fun to use this time to look ahead to Con #2!

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And what was Katie doing while you were playing games and thinking ahead to Con #2? She was presenting at Queer Method at the University of Pennsylvania! You can see her talk HERE.

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Tuesday 5 November, Histories of Games and what they reveal

·       Flanagan, Play: pick 2 more chapters to read; why those in particular?

·       Salen & Zimmerman: brief selections from Rules of Play (electronic reserves)

·       Check out Zimmerman’s website and projects: http://ericzimmerman.com

·       Check out Salen’s Institute of Play and their projects: http://www.instituteofplay.org

Salen, Flanagan, Zimmerman are all artists that care about learning and play. From looking at these materials what can you tell about how they think alike? Compare and contrast their projects. Bring in examples to tell others about.

Thursday 7 November, Liberations and Arts

·       Reed, Art: choose an additional two more chapters: why those? What attracts you?

·       Sandoval, “Afterbridge” from this bridge we call home (electronic reserves) 

·       BE SURE YOU ARE ON TRACK FOR CON #2 GAIA!

Connect all the readings for this week together. How would you do that? Look ahead to Con #2 Gaia. How does Reed help us figure out what to do and why? What sorts of inspiration do you get from Salen, Flanagan, Zimmerman and Sandoval?