BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Arts & Sciences - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cas.uncg.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Arts & Sciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250910T182054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T182238Z UID:10000646-1759924800-1759928400@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Videogaming and Esports Studies Interest and Information Session DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about our brand-new concentration\, Videogaming and Esports Studies! \n\n\n\nDuring our information sessions\, we will talk about the major\, how to add it\, how to complete a double major\, and more. We will be able to walk you through signing up and do initial advising so you can plan your course of study. \n\n\n\nWe will have snacks and refreshments\, and you’ll be able to meet other students who share your interests. Open to everyone! \n\n\n\nLocation: Grogan 105 \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Gia Coturri Sorenson\, VES Program Head\, at gmcoturr@uncg.edu URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/videogaming-and-esports-studies-interest-and-information-session/2025-10-08/ CATEGORIES:uncg_main,Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PIC40703-OTT_Day_2_Spartan_Regional_Champions_Gia-Coturri-Sorenson-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250910T182054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T182238Z UID:10000645-1759851000-1759854600@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Videogaming and Esports Studies Interest and Information Session DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about our brand-new concentration\, Videogaming and Esports Studies! \n\n\n\nDuring our information sessions\, we will talk about the major\, how to add it\, how to complete a double major\, and more. We will be able to walk you through signing up and do initial advising so you can plan your course of study. \n\n\n\nWe will have snacks and refreshments\, and you’ll be able to meet other students who share your interests. Open to everyone! \n\n\n\nLocation: Grogan 105 \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Gia Coturri Sorenson\, VES Program Head\, at gmcoturr@uncg.edu URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/videogaming-and-esports-studies-interest-and-information-session/2025-10-07/ CATEGORIES:uncg_main,Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PIC40703-OTT_Day_2_Spartan_Regional_Champions_Gia-Coturri-Sorenson-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250910T182054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T182238Z UID:10000644-1759320000-1759323600@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Videogaming and Esports Studies Interest and Information Session DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about our brand-new concentration\, Videogaming and Esports Studies! \n\n\n\nDuring our information sessions\, we will talk about the major\, how to add it\, how to complete a double major\, and more. We will be able to walk you through signing up and do initial advising so you can plan your course of study. \n\n\n\nWe will have snacks and refreshments\, and you’ll be able to meet other students who share your interests. Open to everyone! \n\n\n\nLocation: Grogan 105 \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Gia Coturri Sorenson\, VES Program Head\, at gmcoturr@uncg.edu URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/videogaming-and-esports-studies-interest-and-information-session/2025-10-01/ CATEGORIES:uncg_main,Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PIC40703-OTT_Day_2_Spartan_Regional_Champions_Gia-Coturri-Sorenson-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250910T182054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T182238Z UID:10000643-1759246200-1759249800@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Videogaming and Esports Studies Interest and Information Session DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about our brand-new concentration\, Videogaming and Esports Studies! \n\n\n\nDuring our information sessions\, we will talk about the major\, how to add it\, how to complete a double major\, and more. We will be able to walk you through signing up and do initial advising so you can plan your course of study. \n\n\n\nWe will have snacks and refreshments\, and you’ll be able to meet other students who share your interests. Open to everyone! \n\n\n\nLocation: Grogan 105 \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Gia Coturri Sorenson\, VES Program Head\, at gmcoturr@uncg.edu URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/videogaming-and-esports-studies-interest-and-information-session/2025-09-30/ CATEGORIES:uncg_main,Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PIC40703-OTT_Day_2_Spartan_Regional_Champions_Gia-Coturri-Sorenson-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250319T175036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155351Z UID:10000590-1744999200-1744999200@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Echoes of Antiquity: Jessie Craft DESCRIPTION:How do the stories of a time long past continue to resonate in modern works? Echoes of Antiquity seeks to pose this question to a variety of creatives\, asking how these creators have taken ancient tales and reimagined them in their own voice. In this series of panel discussions\, different artists will explore how they breathed new life into classical tales\, clarifying how and why they chose to tell the stories in the ways they did. \n\n\n\nCome hear Jessie Craft discuss how he uses Minecraft to teach Latin and Roman culture to high school students! URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/echoes-of-antiquity-jessie-craft/ LOCATION:UNCG Esports Arena\, Moran Commons\, Greensboro\, North Carolina CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/echoes-of-antiquity.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250321T224158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T224630Z UID:10000593-1743843600-1743876000@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:UNCG Game Studies Conference 2025: Liminality in Gaming DESCRIPTION:The UNCG English Department is hosting the First Annual UNCG Game Studies Conference – Liminality in Gaming\n\n\n\nFeaturing Dr. Bo Ruberg\, Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 5\, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Moran CommonsUNCG Esports Arena \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\n\n\n\nRegistration will remain open until 11:59 pm on April 3\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee Conference Information\n\n\n\nEvent Policies\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, email uncggamestudiesconference@gmail.com URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/uncg-game-studies-conference-2025-liminality-in-gaming/ LOCATION:UNCG Esports Arena\, Moran Commons\, Greensboro\, North Carolina CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/game-studies-conference-2025-04-05-ncsv-e1742596512191.png ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG English Department":MAILTO:english@uncg.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20250213T213142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155346Z UID:10000566-1743699600-1743699600@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Classics Gaming Collaborative Annual Gaming Lab & Lecture DESCRIPTION:The Ancients’ Guide to Esports Production: Manufacturing the Spirit of Competition from Antiquity to League of Legends\n\n\n\nLed by Kevin Wong (Harvard University)\n\n\n\nSince its first World Championship in 2011\, Riot Games’ League of Legends has profoundly shaped the production\, scale\, and vision of esports as we know it today. Riot’s success at cultivating League’s esports scene can be traced\, in large part\, to an ambitious media strategy—one that has managed to create and harness a synthetic spirit of competition. \n\n\n\nUsing media to cultivate competition and market new modes of entertainment is\, however\, not a new concept. In fact\, it’s practically ancient. This lecture will examine how League of Legends deploys\, adapts\, and innovates upon the same strategies of cultural production that the ancient Greeks and Romans were using two millennia ago to successfully market their forms of competitive entertainment. \n\n\n\nWhile esports may represent the future of entertainment\, looking back at the distant past can shed light on the timeless mechanics of cultural production: How do aesthetic decisions in League’s esports production help to transform top players like Faker into celebrities? Are there specific rhetorical strategies that commentators use to keep audiences primed for big plays and moments where players ‘pop off’? How exactly does the game’s extensive transmedia worldbuilding—cinematics\, music\, and now with the recently completed Arcane\, television—work to generate suspense and hype for its esports scene? \n\n\n\nThe Greeks\, too\, sold and circulated statues\, merchandise\, and media based on their winning athletes. The Romans\, too\, hosted their action-packed contests in grand arenas equipped with the latest technologies. The epic poets\, too\, had specific ways of commentating on warfare that made celebrated heroes out of soldiers\, and set all of their stories within an elaborate transmedia universe that gave each battle a larger cosmic significance. Employing these technologies of culture\, the ancients managed to turn their competitive practices of war\, athletic competitions\, and gladiatorial games into some of history’s most enduring cultural phenomena—resonances of which we continue to find all over the contemporary world of esports. \n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Wong\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP now! URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/annual-gaming-lab-lecture/ CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20240925T210334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T142444Z UID:10000494-1729785600-1729792800@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Jon Henner Memorial Accessibility in Games Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to join us for the opening event in our speaker series themed around how accessibility and video gaming go together. This speaker series is held in memoriam of Jon Henner. Henner was a professor in the Interpreting\, Deaf Education and Advocacy department at UNCG\, and unfortunately passed away from cancer in 2023. \n\n\n\nHenner was a gamer and planned to host an event like this on campus with the Network for the Cultural Study of Video-gaming. The first event in this series will give participants a chance to see the Esports Arena\, and play games related to accessibility\, or games that have great accessibility features. October 24th will be when we host our first speaker – Sky LaRell Anderson from ​the University of St. Thomas. URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/jon-henner-memorial-accessibility-in-games-speaker-series/2024-10-24/ LOCATION:UNCG Esports Arena\, Moran Commons\, Greensboro\, North Carolina CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jon-Henner-Accessibility-in-Games-Speaker-Ser_Sophie-Priest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20240925T210334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T142444Z UID:10000493-1729180800-1729188000@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Jon Henner Memorial Accessibility in Games Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to join us for the opening event in our speaker series themed around how accessibility and video gaming go together. This speaker series is held in memoriam of Jon Henner. Henner was a professor in the Interpreting\, Deaf Education and Advocacy department at UNCG\, and unfortunately passed away from cancer in 2023. \n\n\n\nHenner was a gamer and planned to host an event like this on campus with the Network for the Cultural Study of Video-gaming. The first event in this series will give participants a chance to see the Esports Arena\, and play games related to accessibility\, or games that have great accessibility features. October 24th will be when we host our first speaker – Sky LaRell Anderson from ​the University of St. Thomas. URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/jon-henner-memorial-accessibility-in-games-speaker-series/2024-10-17/ LOCATION:UNCG Esports Arena\, Moran Commons\, Greensboro\, North Carolina CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jon-Henner-Accessibility-in-Games-Speaker-Ser_Sophie-Priest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T133000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20240412T154641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T154646Z UID:10000463-1714048200-1714051800@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:"And Also the Ice Age Comes and Goes" DESCRIPTION:The Discussion of Climate Change and Values in Gaming Discussion Forums\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Kerstin Radde-Antweiler explores climate change in relation to video games and gaming practices\, analyzing discussions on environmental games and their narratives. \n\n\n\nDespite the prominence of climate change themes in games\, her research reveals a lack of discussion about their content and connections to real-world events on gaming forums compared to other media platforms. However\, reactions on gaming forums indicate skepticism and rejection of moralizing clilmate change narratives\, reflecting broader societal distrust of governmental institutions and politicians\, alongside other societal issues like the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler\, University of Bremen URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/and-also-the-ice-age-comes-and-goes/ LOCATION:Foust 111\, 1010 Administration Dr\, Room 111\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kerstin-Radde-Antweiler-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T183000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20240206T201401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155340Z UID:10000426-1710435600-1710441000@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Classics Gaming Collaborative: SEMI-ANNUAL GAMING LAB & LECTURE DESCRIPTION:The Classics Gaming Collaborative\, sponsored by the UNCG Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming\, is pleased to host a Gaming Lab and Lecture on Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 5pm. \n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Lecturer: Dr. Roger Travis\, Associate Professor of Classics\, Departments of Literatures\, Cultures\, & Languages and Digital Media and Design\, University of Connecticut \n\n\n\n“Building a Really Epic Deck in Marvel’s Midnight Suns” \n\n\n\nDr. Travis discusses the roots of deckbuilding — of both the analog and the digital varieties — in oral recompositional epics like the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey. When you optimize your deck of hero moves in 2K’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns\, Travis will try to persuade you\, you’re doing something a lot more epic than you know! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**NOTE** This will be a hybrid event with a 50-person cap on the in-person gaming lab component. Register early to secure your spot! \n\n\n\n\nJoin Virtually on Twitch\n\n\n\nRSVP for In-Person URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/semi-annual-gaming-lab-lecture/ LOCATION:UNCG Esports Arena\, Moran Commons\, Greensboro\, North Carolina CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/E2RocketLeagueF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20230824T133626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T221937Z UID:10000020-1697025600-1697029200@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Videogaming and Asian Mythology DESCRIPTION:Xenia Zeiler\, University of Helsinki\n\n\n\nMythological narratives\, names\, and symbols figure intensively in video games. Elements of Asian mythology\, including but not limited to Buddhist and Hindu mythology\, have been included in games produced in different world regions – in and beyond Asia – since the early days of video game production. This talk discusses prominent examples and also touches upon specific challenges and methods for researching these themes. \n\n\n\nLocation: Foust Building\, Room 111. Remote participation will also be available on Zoom. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about this topic with Xenia\n\n\n\n\nSponsored by the Classics Gaming Collaborative\, a part of the Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming at UNC Greensboro. URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/videogaming-and-asian-mythology/ LOCATION:Foust 111\, 1010 Administration Dr\, Room 111\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Xenia-Zeiler.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220056 CREATED:20230831T160424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T153106Z UID:10000028-1694606400-1694610000@cas.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Pizza and Videogaming and Esports Studies Minor Sign Up DESCRIPTION:Interested in signing up for the new VIDEOGAMING AND ESPORTS STUDIES MINOR but not sure how? \n\n\n\nJoin us at noon in Foust 111 to eat pizza and sign up! \n\n\n\nMeet some of the faculty and hear more about the minor as we eat and enroll together! \n\n\n\nFILL OUT THIS FORM TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING! URL:https://cas.uncg.edu/event/pizza-and-videogaming-and-esports-studies-minor-sign-up-2/2023-09-13/ LOCATION:Foust 111\, 1010 Administration Dr\, Room 111\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:Videogaming and Esports Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/senad-palic-bWYZn-b48I-unsplash-John-Borchert-7.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR