More than Playthings

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

How are games more than entertainment? This talk will show how games are being used to engage audiences and help solve societal problems.

Video games are a global, multi-billion pound industry but often face a media spotlight that shines brightly on claims that games are harmful and damaging. Games have been making positive contributions to people’s lives for generations, and continue to grow as one the most important industries for twenty-first century living.In this talk, Abertay University and RSE Young Academy Academics will demonstrate how universities and the public sector are applying games to a wide variety of academic challenges and societal problems. The talk will focus on where games can help researchers with investigations, engage with different audiences, contribute towards solutions - and still entertain!Tea &amp; Talk SeriesThe Tea &amp; Talk series invites everyone to enjoy a cup of tea while engaging with experts in a friendly, relaxed discussion. There won't be any powerpoints, notes or formality here - just the chance to ask questions and to listen to some of Scotland's leading authorities on a variety of subjects.All Tea &amp; Talk events will take place using Zoom Meetings so attendees can take part using audio and video. To encourage discussion and allow for everyone an opportunity to ask questions we have limited the number of spaces available.Please note that the audio of these sessions will be recorded for marketing purposes - only the Speaker's audio will be used. Recordings will be deleted once the necessary audio has been edited.

<h3>Choose Your Expert</h3>9th August - Gaming in the real worldDr Andrew Reid, Abertay University, introduces you to the world of Applied Games - designed with a primary purpose other than entertainment - and  it's many applications in education, scientific exploration, health care, engineering, and politics. With Kevin Jones, they will share their experience in Applied Games, the use of games for training at the University of St Andrews and the School of Chemistry's Game Jams.16th August - Using games for public engagementGames are wonderful tools to start conversations - presenting big ideas in intuitive ways to encourage players to problem solve and understand the world around them. Dr Jonathan Wilkin, Abertay University, and Erik Gauger, Heriot Watt University, explore how they bring their research in food science and quantum physics (respectively) to a wider audience.23rd August - Learning through playJoin Dr Lynn Love, Abertay University, as she discusses the importance of play, its role in bringing people together and the impact on the individual, group, community and culture - is play a good indicator of the health of society? She will be joined by Dr Iain Donald, Abertay University, whose recent research into applied historical games explored commemoration and memorialization in games.

<h3>Curious times call for curious minds</h3>The RSE (Royal Society of Edinburgh) launches its second annual summer programme Curious, a month-long series of online events bringing together some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners , curated to make us question the world around us
. Programme themes include:<ul><li>Our Planet: with a particular focus on climate change, and celebrating Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters
</li><li>Health &amp; Wellbeing: the dichotomy of mental and physical health also examining wider well-being
</li><li>Innovation &amp; Invention: from the innovation that drives our path forward to the inventions which created the modern day era. </li></ul>Browse the full programme at <a href="https://www.rse-curious.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.rse-curious.com</a>

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