We are pleased to invite you to Gotland Game Hub, featuring a talk at 15:00, organized in collaboration with the seminar series at the Focus Area of Games and Creativity at Gotland Research Forum. This talk will explore games, virtual words, and digital heritage.
Gotland Game Hub
📅 When: Wednesdays, 13:00–17:00
📍 Where: The H-Building, Campus Gotland (Strandgatan 7, the Old Residence)
This week’s program:
· 13:00 – Doors Open: Enjoy coffee, snacks, and cookies while networking, playing games, or exploring new ideas.
· 15:00 – Short Talk: Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney, Associate Professor of Osteoarchaeology at Uppsala University, will present on the intersection of cultural heritage, game design, and play. Drawing from his fieldwork in medieval Gotland and Palaeolithic cave sites in South Africa, Patrick will discuss how play can enhance research, design, and our understanding of the past.
· 15:30 – Open Mic: Share your own game realted projects, events, or collaboration ideas.
· 17:00 – Wrap-Up: Conclude the session inspired and energized.
About the talk:
This seminar is part of the Focus Area of Games and Creativity at Gotland Research Forum. Patrick’s presentation will highlight the synergy between computer games and digital heritage, exploring how this relationship can be further developed at Campus Gotland. He will also discuss how play can support research and practice in both game design and cultural heritage, offering insights into the human evolutionary journey.
About the speaker:
Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney is a bioarchaeologist specializing in the archaeological record, focusing on what human and hominin remains reveal about past societies and the deep human journey. He is an expert in digital heritage science, from micron-scale visualization and analysis of fossils and bones to site- and landscape-level studies using remote sensing and drones. His research spans medieval Gotland and Palaeolithic South African caves. Outside academia, Patrick is an avid PC gamer and role-player, including LARP and Viking re-enactment.
We look forward to welcoming you for an afternoon of games, ideas, and inspiration!