Digital Conversations @ British Library: GLAMs and Gaming

Digital Conversations @ British Library: GLAMs and Gaming

By The British Library Digital Research and British Library Labs Teams

Date and time

Mon, 8 Dec 2014 18:00 - 20:15 GMT

Location

The Britsh Library (1st floor Staff Restaurant)

96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom

Description

GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) Playing Nicely with the Game Technology; Using Cultural Heritage Collections to Inspire Videogame Creation.

This event will discuss cultural heritage institution projects using videogame technologies and will include the launch of the 2015 Off the Map competition “Alice’s Adventures Off the Map”.

Speakers: Iain Simons (GameCity), Alex Flowers (Victoria & Albert Museum), Nick Harris (British Museum), Michael Powell (De Montfort University, Leicester), Adam Martin (University of South Wales) and Helen Melody (British Library)

Schedule

18.00 Drinks & Nibbles

18:20 Welcome by Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library

18.25 Panel discussion

19.30 Pause for thought and refill glasses

20.10 Closing remarks by Iain Simons, Director of GameCity

20.15 Departure

Attendance is free but demand is high and places are strictly limited.

Book your ticket now to avoid disappointment.

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