{"id":503,"date":"2017-05-25T22:53:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T21:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\/?p=503"},"modified":"2026-04-26T14:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:51:37","slug":"errant-signal-live-at-the-ggc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\/updates\/errant-signal-live-at-the-ggc\/","title":{"rendered":"Errant Signal, live at the GGC!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dpzd-5sSYj4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>YouTube, as a maturing platform, has given us some amazing things! We have channels exploring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mrskimps\/videos\">games culture and social politics<\/a>, cultural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kp1kuo6xkbE\">reflection by way<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mZEVLQQ7uEc?t=2m42s\">of car reviews<\/a>, games industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JimSterling\">consumer rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCkxMlA7rt-mnIc1AjbyAsPw\">sexplanations<\/a> &#8211; all kinds of wonderful, insightful  and important content, and we are massive fans of the medium! <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2015\/speakers\/\">couple of years back<\/a> we <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zU_nr6Ob6BI\">had Super Bunnyhop over<\/a> to lend his heavy research and journalistic style to the conference. This year we&#8217;re bringing in another department favorite with Chris Franklin of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm4JnxTxtvItQecKUc4zRhQ\">Errant Signal<\/a><\/strong>-fame. We&#8217;ve been following his channel religiously for ~4 years now, and if you haven&#8217;t yet discovered his blend of academic insight and accessible presentation, allow us to introduce you by shining a spotlight on a few of his many insightful video essays!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Debate That Never Took Place (ludology vs. narrative<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xBN3R0m31bA?list=PL44284B7F254B4024\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ludography of Blendo Games<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xa2fA0OCSNw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or how about some in-depth game analysis?<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DT7xa-G9bA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm4JnxTxtvItQecKUc4zRhQ\">Errant Signal<\/a> as a regular to your subscriptions, then you&#8217;ve missed gems like these! His work is exactly the type of thing we aim at with these conferences: taking something of great interest\/importance and deep diving &#8211; feet first! His ease of style belies his academic rigor and makes his material essential viewing. <\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t take our word for it, come and see him yourself, on the big stage at Wisby Strand! In <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\/sessions\/platform-pressures-and-perils\/\">Platform Pressures and Perils<\/a> Chris will lead us through &#8220;a meandering chat about how computers shape the games they run&#8221;, starting <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\/program\/\">10:00 on Monday 29\/5<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube, as a maturing platform, has given us some amazing things! 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