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February 20, 2025
UNCG Lands Unreal Academic Partnership with Epic Games
In January, UNC Greensboro was chosen as one of just 36 U.S. universities – and one of just three in North Carolina – for an Unr…
February 23, 2024
UNCG PROFESSORS SPARK INNOVATIVE LEARNING IN NC HIGH SCHOOLS
UNC Greensboro’s commitment to developing a pipeline that streams students into profitable jobs in the video game industry now inc…
January 2, 2024
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS: UNCG UNDERGRADUATE EXPLORES MYTHS IN GAMING
As a third-year classical studies major at UNCG, Ethan Divon cares about storytelling. As a gamer, he knows that video games have an…
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The Study of Gaming and Cultural Values Summer Graduate School Workshop
Organized by Gregory Grieve and John Borchert, and in collaboration with The International Academy for the Study of Gaming and Religion, UNCG’s Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming hosted the second annual summer graduate school workshop. Exclusively for early-stage researchers and doctoral students, the conference welcomed research on media-centered approaches, perspectives of game developers and publishers, and viewpoints of gamers. The workshop provided a unique opportunity for participants to engage in discussions and debates about theoretical approaches for studying the intersection of religion, culture, and video gaming. The workshop was held online and provided a collaborative environment for scholars at all stages to learn together and expand and deepen the field of study.
July 27-28, 2023
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Gaming Ethnography
A gamer. A researcher. An anthropology and religious studies double major. Meet Sophia Rosenberg, who found their path to the future through UNCG’s Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming.
July 18, 2023
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ASHBY DIALOGUES EXPLORE GENDER IN “ZELDA” VIDEO GAMES
February 22, 2023
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RE-BALANCING THE TRIFORCE: GENDER-BENDING AND CROSS-DRESSING IN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
February 24, 2023
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GAMING NETWORK BOLSTERS COMMUNITY AND SPARKS SCHOLARSHIP
January 18, 2023
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The Gaming Cultures of Valheim
“I LEFT VALHEIM FOR THIS?”
On Friday, April 29, 2022 UNCG’s Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming hosted its first international conference on gaming and culture. Focused around the new popular game Valheim, the conference covered topics from Vikings and Norse culture in popular media to how dying in the game might affect the value of death, among many others! We were happy to host such fine scholarship, and look for more from the proceedings!
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