Research project: Utrecht Game Lab
With the Utrecht Game Lab, we understand game-making as a form of rhetoric, of participating in public discourse through the ‘language of games’, and co-designing existing games and game franchises as a form of ‘response’ to the ideas and ideologies put forth in commercial games. For more info, see https://gamelab.sites.uu.nl/why-ugamelab/.
Franchise Hacking – Magic: the Gathering
'Franchise hacking’ within Magic: The Gathering (MtG) means to creatively alter game elements to embed urgent real-world ecological narratives into the game’s design.
Week of the Game @ Utrecht University
Here is the full up to date programme overview for Utrecht University's Week of the Game 2024.