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SUMMARY:California Games and Interactive Media Conference
DESCRIPTION:Over the past two decades\, Game Studies has emerged as an ess
 ential field of inquiry\, intersecting with areas ranging from media arts
  and technology to humanistic and social science research as well as crit
 ical making and speculative design. The California Games and Interactive 
 Media Conference bridges pioneering game labs and media programs from acr
 oss the University California system (UCSB\, UC Davis\, UCLA and UCR) wit
 h scholars and game designers from the University of Chicago\, along with
  the seminal digital artist Lucia Grossberger Morales. Together\, the spe
 akers bring to the fore their specialized research emphasis including dev
 elopments in interactive media\, experimental design\, and speculative pl
 ay to reshape our programmatic\, curricular and critical understanding of
  games and interactive media.\n\nDespite a rapid expansion in Game Studie
 s across higher education\, there lacks a focal point from which to foste
 r cross-regional encounters as these pertain to culture\, ecology and civ
 ic life. UC Riverside furthermore lacks a dedicated research hub or forma
 l program centered on games and interactive media. Therefore\, The Califo
 rnia Games and Interactive Media Conference presents a direct opportunity
  to close this gap\, positioning UCR as a conduit for regional and nation
 al academic collaboration.\n\nWhat happens when we treat video games not 
 merely as limited consumer software\, but as elastic ecological framework
 s\, subversive rule-systems\, speculative model worlds\, even instrument\
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