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Changing reality with stories — AND Queer games = fun for everyone

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A good story can literally change you — and the world

Fiction is a literary seismograph for social conflict and stories can change reality. They have shaped human rights; they have helped fight domestic violence and discrimination.

There is nothing like an innocent story!

So, what can we learn from storytelling on how to talk about difficult issues like climate change and the growing social disunity with Western democracies?

The Cleveringa Address 2023 was presented by the University of Sydney Business School. November 27, 2023.

Speaker

Tom van Laer 
Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney Business School 

Queer games = fun for everyone

There's an open secret: the games industry is pretty gay. It shouldn't come off as a surprise that one of the most creative professions and hobbies attracts a diverse and passionate collective of artistic individuals.

So, why aren't there more queer representations in games? And are queer games for queer people only?

We blitz through a brief history of queer games and journey through fan culture, gay romance, the essence of transness and at the end you will see that the answers may not be binary after all.

How deep is the hole? Not the rabbit. Queer indie games! was presented by Nerd Nite Melbourne. November 8, 2023

Speaker

Dr Xavier Ho
Lecturer in Interaction Design, Monash University
ABC TOP 5 Arts Media Resident

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Video Gaming, Gender Discrimination, Fiction
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