{"id":57,"date":"2023-02-15T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2023\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:56:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2023\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-41b3a8be\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-41b3a8be\">GAME and the GGC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speldesign.uu.se\/?languageId=1\">The department of Game Design<\/a>&nbsp;at Uppsala University campus Gotland, has been teaching game design and development&nbsp;since 2001. The Gotland Game Conference is an annual (<em>very public!<\/em>) evaluation of our work. The general public, international industry, academia, and the press are invited to help scrutinize our output, hone our process and celebrate our results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our students kick start the event with presentations of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/cat\/projects\/\">their projects<\/a>; exposing themselves and the education to insightful critique from an experienced panel of developers, designers, thinkers, and artists. We then proceed with a two-day conference; wide-ranging talks fromw brilliant people are interspersed with networking on the show floor, among the student\u2019s games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference aims to push the boundaries of our field \u2013 we go out of our way to invite speakers that have seen further and thought deeper than any of us. That said, we are not a&nbsp;technological&nbsp;conference \u2013 we care about culture and human expression \u2013 so even the most far-reaching presenters remain accessible to a wide audience of non-experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1f177047\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1f177047\">Location &amp; Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Venue:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnersevent.se\/\">Donners Event<\/a><br>Mellangatan 9<br>621 57 Visby, Sweden<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katalog.uu.se\/empinfo\/?id=N20-1178\">Elias Faltin<\/a><br>elias.faltin@speldesign.uu.se<br>+46734697656<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gotland Game Conference 2022 is hosted by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speldesign.uu.se\/?languageId=1\">the Department of Game Design<\/a>&nbsp;at Uppsala University,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusgotland.uu.se\/en\">campus Gotland<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katalog.uu.se\/empinfo\/?id=N20-1178\">Elias Faltin<\/a>&nbsp;is the event producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ee57d8c4\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ee57d8c4\">Code of Conduct and Photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gotland Game Conference has a strict&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2023\/code-of-conduct\/\">Code of Conduct and anti-harassment policy<\/a>. Make sure to review it before registering for the event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography is expressly&nbsp;<em>permitted<\/em>&nbsp;throughout the conference, within the guidelines of the Code of Conduct and anti-harassment policy. The Department of Game Design employs professional photographers to document the event and record all lectures. Both lectures and photos are shared online and used throughout our education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would prefer a specific photo of you not to be used publicly,&nbsp;please get in touch with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katalog.uu.se\/empinfo\/?id=N20-1178\">Elias Faltin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1411992d\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1411992d\">The Pac-Man Rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re going to a conference! Take the opportunity to network and chat with people. They\u2019re lovely. Really! And if you\u2019re already chatting in a group, make your group approachable using the Pac-Man Rule:&nbsp;<em>when standing as a group of people, always leave room for 1 person to join your group.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tIRQmFObws4\">Here\u2019s how it works<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pac-Man Rule at Conferences\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIRQmFObws4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Break cliques by giving people explicit permission to join groups.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericholscher.com\/blog\/2017\/aug\/2\/pacman-rule-conferences\/\">The Pac-Man Rule was invented by Eric Holscher<\/a>&nbsp;and animated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dylanbeattie\/status\/1111619036809449472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1111619036809449472&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericholscher.com%2Fblog%2F2017%2Faug%2F2%2Fpacman-rule-conferences%2F\">Dylan Beattie<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-3caa3e22\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-3caa3e22\">History of the GGC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2022\">Gotland Game Conference 2022<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2021\/\">Gotland Game Conference 2021<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2020\/\">Gotland Game Conference 2020<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2019\/\">Gotland Game Conference 2019<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2018<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2017<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2016\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2016<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2015\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2015<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2014\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2014<\/a><\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2013\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2013<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2012\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2012<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2011\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Conference 2011<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/blog\/gotland-game-awards-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Awards 2010<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/blog\/gotland-game-awards-2009\/#\/exhibit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Awards 2009<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/blog\/gotland-game-awards-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Awards 2008<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/blog\/gotland-game-awards-07\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Awards 2007<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/game.speldesign.uu.se\/blog\/gotland-game-convention-06\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotland Game Convention 2006<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The department of Game Design&nbsp;at Uppsala University campus Gotland, has been teaching game design and development&nbsp;since 2001. The Gotland Game Conference is an annual (very public!) evaluation of our work. The general public, international industry, academia, and the press are invited to help scrutinize our output, hone our process and celebrate our results. 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