Cultural Game Theory and Medieval Studies
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Game Cultures Society
Organizer Name
Betsy McCormick
Organizer Affiliation
Mount San Antonio College
Presider Name
Kimberly Bell
Presider Affiliation
Sam Houston State Univ.
Paper Title 1
Game as Genre 2.0
Presenter 1 Name
Betsy McCormick
Paper Title 2
Becoming Launfal: Thomas Chestre's Created Game Space
Presenter 2 Name
Clint Morrison
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Ohio State Univ.
Paper Title 3
Regulating Motivation: Violence as "Game" in Medieval Narrative
Presenter 3 Name
Jo Nixon
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Chicago
Paper Title 4
Recreational Math
Presenter 4 Name
Valerie Allen
Presenter 4 Affiliation
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Start Date
13-5-2018 8:30 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 204
Description
Games were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the Middle Ages and yet only a handful of studies exist on the importance of games in medieval culture. This session proposes to explore the social and cultural significance of medieval games, ranging from actual games like chess, to literary texts, to social games like the hunt, from a variety of theoretical perspectives, showcasing the relationship between medieval games and medieval culture.
Betsy McCormick
Cultural Game Theory and Medieval Studies
Bernhard 204
Games were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the Middle Ages and yet only a handful of studies exist on the importance of games in medieval culture. This session proposes to explore the social and cultural significance of medieval games, ranging from actual games like chess, to literary texts, to social games like the hunt, from a variety of theoretical perspectives, showcasing the relationship between medieval games and medieval culture.
Betsy McCormick