Digital Futures at OCAD University is proud to present a playshop from 26th to 28th November 2025 in conjunction with authors and futurists Cory Doctorow (https://craphound.com/) and SFI alum Madeline Ashby (https://www.madelineashby.com/) to playfully co-fabulate possible […]
Now available for pre-order (release date November 17th, 2025), The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design. Edited by Patrick Prax, Clayton Whittle and Trevin York, the book features the chapter “Exploring Sustainable Gamemaking […]
game:play Co-Director Cindy Poremba is one of the recipients of the 2025–26 BMO Microgrants from the Global Centre for Climate Action (GCCA). Generously supported by BMO, the grants will enable faculty-led research and teaching projects […]
game:play Lab Co-Director Emma Westecott sat on a panel entitled “Educators Summit: Game Professor Help Desk” at the Education Summit, part of this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC 2025), March 18, San Francisco, USA. https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=game+professor+help+desk#
game:play Lab Co-Director Cindy Poremba presented outcomes from the Renewable Artgames Residency prototype, a collaboration with AUArts faculty member Kara Stone. Cindy additionally Co-Chaired (with Annakaisa Kultima) the new Experimental Track at DiGRA, which was […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Bodies in Residency program, as a part of a three-year feminist research-creation collaboration between OCAD University’s game:play Lab, Social Body Lab, and DMG. This initiative brings […]
The Bodies in Play Zine (from our launch playshop) is now mirrored on our server. You can find it here! https://www.gameplaylab.ca/BodiesInPlay_Zine_2022.pdf
we are excited to announce a new Bodies in Play series: Bodies in X (BiX)! Bodies in “eXtended realities” is one week (Jan 21-28th 2024) of hands-on events exploring how, by combining stand-alone virtual reality […]
The Renewable Artgames Residency was a remote synchronous sustainable gamemaking off-grid residency organized by Kara Stone and Cindy Poremba. The prototype residency ran the first week of August 2023, with invited participant artist Meagan Byrne. […]
Bodies in VR is part of the Bodies in Play partnership between OCAD University’s game:play Lab and Social Body Lab, and DMG.
