DiGRA 2017 has 6 workshops that are held in the two days prior to the main conference. (Note that three originally advertised workshops – not listed below – were canceled. See full list here). Attendance at the workshops is included with your conference registration, but some of the workshops require a separate registration for planning purposes.
Note these workshops are held at The University of Melbourne and RMIT campuses, and not the Swinburne Univeristy campus where the main conference is held on July 4-6. Both campuses are right in the heart of the city and are accessible by public transportation.
Sunday July 2, 2017 – The University of Melbourne, PAR-Arts West North Wing-256
Gaming the Systems: Towards a More Inclusive DiGRA
Organisers: Darshana Jayemanne, Souvik Mukherjee and Alyea Sandovar
Planning committee: Sian Beavers, Mahli-Ann Butt, Kyrie Caldwell, Hanli Geyser, Alison Harvey, Rebecca Rouse, Adrienne Shaw
Facilitator: Adrienne Shaw
PDF: DiGRA_workshop_2017_Diversity_CFP
Time Block: 12pm – 5pm
Attendance Policy: Open to all DiGRA attendees, but email organizers ()
Monday July 3, 2017 – RMIT University, City Campus, Building 9
Morning Block (9am to 1pm)
Gaming Beyond the Digital Divide: Video Games and Game Cultures of the Global South
Organisers: Phillip Penix-Tadsen
PDF: DiGRA_workshop_2017_Gaming_Beyond_the_Digital_Divide_CFP
Time Block: 9am – 1pm
Locating the Child in Digital Games Research
Organisers: Jane Mavoa, Bjorn Nansen
PDF: DIGRA_workshop_2017_Childrens_Play_Workshop_CFP
Time Block: 9am – 1pm
Attendance Policy: Open to all DiGRA attendees, just show up on the day
Afternoon Block (2pm – 6pm)
Boardgame Studies Round Table Workshop
Organisers: Melissa Rogerson, Dr Stewart Woods
PDF: DIGRA_workshop_2017_Boardgaming_Round Table_Workshop_CFP
Time Block: 2pm – 6pm
Attendance Policy: Open to all DiGRA attendees, but email organisers ([email protected])
Contemporary Videogames and the Museum: What’s Next?
Organisers: Sarah Brin, Michael McMaster, Helen Stuckey, Douglas Wilson
PDF: DIGRA_workshop_2017_Videogames_and_the_Museum_CFP
Time Block: 2pm – 6pm
Attendance Policy: Open to all DiGRA attendees, but email organizers ([email protected])
Regional eSports: Growth and Barriers
Organisers: Robbie Fordyce, Martin Gibbs, Emma Witkowski & Marcus Carter
PDF: DIGRA_workshop_2017_Regionalised_eSports_CFP
Time Block: 2pm – 6pm
Attendance Policy: Open to all DiGRA attendees, but register online