The department of Game Design at Uppsala University, campus Gotland
This is the highly informal blog of the GAME-department. We use it mostly to document the things we do outside of running one of the worlds strongest game educations. For information about our education, programs and courses, check the official site at Uppsala University.
Applications for Fair Play Jam 2024 are open!
We are super excited to be running Fair Play Jam in collaboration with Outi Laiti. This 3 day game jam is all about growing game design skills in fairness, cultural sensitivity and racial equity 💖🎮
It’s open for all levels and types of game formats, and it features free training and mentoring by anti-racist experts!
Especially recommended for students!
Applications are open until July 15th!
We’re excited to share with you the Game Design Master’s Symposium Schedule! The symposium features short summaries of the research performed by our master students, intended for a general audience.
Please stop by, support your peers, and learn about the quality work happening in our Master’s programme!
Date: Monday, June 3
Time: 16:00-18:00
Location: Rosa Huset, Visby
16:00-16:10:
Hao Liu and Ya Gao, “Understanding Death Stranding through the Lens of Semiotics”
16:15-16:25
Maria Jose Espinosa Chueca and Hannah Maria Meijaard, “‘I think you are the better version of me, and I hope I’m headed that way’: An Exploratory Qualitative Approach to Comparing and Analyzing Immersion into Character in Dungeons & Dragons 5E and Baldur’s Gate 3”
16:30-16:40
Daniil Kovalenko and Guus van Tilborg, “Crossing Paths and Impactful Bonds: Exploring Player-Character Relationships in Animal Crossing and Genshin Impact”
16:45-16:50
Christian Matte, “Proceduralisation as Stratification and its Effect on the Persuasiveness of Procedural Rhetoric”
17:00-17:10
Oluwafemi Adewunmi, Sahashransu Gouda, and Zhechao Song, “Gamification for Community Involvement: An Explorative Research; Case Study of Gotland”
Wednesday at Gotland Game Hub!
This week the Hub is thrilled to welcome game developer and educator Pål Schakonat, alumnus of our department and The Game Assembly. Pål is the founder and former CEO of Golden Possum and currently works as a business development and game design teacher at Folkhögskolan Skurup Fridhem. Right now he is is launching their new Game Studio Program, a CSN-funded educational program aimed at helping teams start their own game studios. In his talk, Pål will give us a crash course in what it actually costs to run your own game studio, and provide some advice for those of you who want to embark on that journey!
As always, our Community Pop-up awaits you from 13.00 to 17:00 for game crafting, testing and enjoyment. Networking coffee at 15:00, followed by Pål’s talk at 15:30, and an opportunity to share your game ideas, projects or announcements at the Open Mic session.
Welcome! 
Date: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Guest Speaker & Open Mic: 15:30
Location: Rindi
The Game Hub is back after the May Day break, and we are happy to welcome another faculty member: Jakob Berglund Rogert! Jakob not only serves as a teacher and Director of Studies at the department, he is also an accomplished game developer who has gone through the peculiar process of transitioning from game student to game entrepreneur. In his talk, he will give his best advice on how to take your student game to market and turn your student team into a business.
As always, our Community Pop-up awaits you from 13.00 to 17:00 for game crafting, testing and enjoyment. Networking coffee at 15:00, followed by Jakob’s talk at 15:30, and an opportunity to share your game ideas, projects or announcements at the Open Mic session.
Welcome!
Date: Wednesday, May 8 Time: 13:00 – 17:00 Meet the Faculty & Open Mic: 15:30 Location: Rindi