<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><img src="webkit-fake-url://8F354090-3AF9-437A-A2FF-7B2CB1B07D07/application.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF1A21;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">   </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:37.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF0010;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">October 27-29 2011 at Macquarie University, Sydney</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">A collaboration between Macquarie University's Interactive Media
Institute and the Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre, <b>GAME</b> is a
public debate, mini-conference and gaming festival celebrating this exciting
new area of research and collaboration at Macquarie University. The event will
be hosted at Macquarie University, Sydney, from October 27-29th, 2011.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#1F1F1F;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Keynote Speakers</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Keynote speakers and internationally-esteemed
game studies scholars </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;
font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1C00FF;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Associate Professor Ian Bogost</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> (Georgia
Institute of Technology) and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";
color:#1C00FF;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Professor Espen
Aarseth </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(Centre for Computer Games Research, IT University of
Copenhagen) will be joined by leading Australian gaming and media
academics. Representatives from government, gaming and social policy groups
will also present.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:40.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;letter-spacing:-1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Schedule of Events</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:37.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF0010;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">27th October</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The Politics of Play - Public
Debate</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#181818;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Videogames have been a political issue since they
first went on sale in the 1970s and continue to elicit intense debate today.
Recently, the violent and sexual content of games has been a topic of legal
debate both in the United States and Australia. Both countries have effectively
confirmed the status of videogames as art forms deserving of the same
recognition and regulation that other forms of media enjoy or endure. This
public roundtable will draw out the contentious and complex issues surrounding
the content, classification and effect of gaming on our society.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#181818;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Speakers at this roundtable include: Paul Hunt
(former OFLC member), Associate Professor Jeffery Brand (Bond University), and
Dr. John Martino (Victoria University) with more speakers to be confirmed. The
debate is free and open to all members of the public.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:37.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF0010;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">28th October</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Theorycraft - Conference
Presentations</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The academic study of videogames is a relatively
recent endeavour. With origins in arts and humanities, computer science and
social science, the inter-disciplinary nature of gaming has led to famous
cross-departmental debates. More recently, diverse and collaborative approaches
to videogames as texts, technologies, game systems and social practices have
emerged. Theorycraft is a one-day conference featuring keynotes by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Associate
Professor Ian Bogost (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Professor Espen
Aarseth (Centre for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> and
showcases the latest cutting-edge research into videogames and gaming culture.
The day will conclude with a panel discussion of leading academics who will
examine and engage with the inter- disciplinary nature of game studies and its
future as an object of study in the academy.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:37.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF0010;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">29th October</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Game On! - Family Festival Day</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#181818;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The third and final day of GAME will be a
festival of innovative gaming experiences led by MacICT's primary and secondary
student school projects. This festival will include demonstrations of
student-made projects and games across multiple platforms including Microsoft
Kodu and Kinect and an outdoor ARG built using ARIS. Parents and families are
encouraged to attend for a fun and informative look at online education and
safety in videogames.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#FF1A21;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Registration & Fees</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:#FF1A21;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The evening debate is a free public event. Costs
for the Theorycraft Conference day are as follows (in $AUD) Further details
concerning registration will be available very soon. Please check back for
online registration.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Standard
Rate: $120</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Student
Rate: $50</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:37.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#1F1F1F;letter-spacing:1.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">GAME Debate and Conference
Committee</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Associate
Professor Mark Evans</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Associate
Professor Sherman Young</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:
.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Dr
Stephen Collins</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Dr
Rowan Tulloch</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Dr
Holly Randell-Moon</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
margin-left:48.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">•              Dr
Sarah Keith</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F1F1F;mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;
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none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
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Adam Ruch</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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Alex Mesker</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US">For more information visit: <a href="http://imi.mq.edu.au/game/index.html"><b><span style="color:#5C1693;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://imi.mq.edu.au/game/index.html</span></b><span style="color:#1F1F1F;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none"> </span></a></span></p>

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<span style="line-height:17px;font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"><pre style="line-height:17px;text-indent:0in !important;white-space:normal"><span style="font-family:monospace, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Dr. Holly Randell-Moon</span><br>
Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies<br>Faculty of Arts<br>Macquarie University, NSW 2109<br>Australia</pre><pre style="line-height:17px;text-indent:0in !important;white-space:normal"><span style="line-height:17px;font-family:monospace, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"></span></pre>
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