Playful transposition
Course taught in French
Since its creation in 2016, the Lausanne Gamelab has demonstrated that gaming in its various forms éis one of the preferred instruments for bringing academic knowledge into dialogue with action research that is keen to disseminate its knowledge à to a wide audience.
This summer school aims to familiarise participants with the issues, tools and methods involved in the dissemination of scientific content through playful means. It is structured around three days devoted respectively to (i) game design, (ii) the development of video games (iii) and the issues and criteria involved in successful mediation. In the following months, two online half-days will enable participants to submit a game design document and a prototype in order to obtain qualified feedback on their productions.
With a wealth of practical case studies and a strong focus on real-life practice, the course combines mornings with theoretical concepts and afternoons with practical exercises;oric concepts and afternoons of practical workshops, with the help of guest speakers from academia and the world of playful creativity.
Without computer prerequisites, this course is aimed at anyone with an interest in creating games, whether digital (video games) or non-digital (feedback games, social games).
Who
The summer school is proposed by three members of Lausanne Gamelab : David Javet, Isaac Pante and Yannick Rochat.
When
5-7 June 2024
Où?
UNIL campus, Switzerland
For whom?
Master·e·s students, doctoral·e·s (and post-doctoral·e·s with career goals depending on places available)
How much?
CHF 120
Crédits?
3 ECTS
Language?
English
Internal experts
David Javet - First assistant in film history and aesthetics (Lettres, UNIL), co-founder of the Lausanne Gamelab
Isaac Pante - Maître d'enseignement et de recherche en SLI (Lettres, UNIL), co-founder of Lausanne Gamelab
Yannick Rochat - Assistant Professor in SLI (Humanities, UNIL), co-founder of Lausanne Gamelab
External expert
Melissa Corboz , QA analyst
External speaker·e·s
Marion Bareil , co-founder of Tourmaline Studio & teacher à la HEAD
Sandro Dall'Aglio , Digital Kingdom
Jessica Friedling , co-founder of Ta-Daaa Studio
Gilbert Greub , Ordinary Professor, Head of the Microbiology Department at CHUV
Saara Jones , USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Selim Krichane , Director of the Swiss Game Museum & co-founder of the Lausanne Gamelab
Chloé Luthier , author of Le procès de Catherine Quicquat
Stéphanie Mader , Maître de Conférences CNAM / ENJMIN
Caterina Martini , founder of Atelier Sémaphore
Amina Matt , developer of Fix it!
Mélissa Matti, illustrator for Fix it! author of Vote now! and That house
Théo Rochat , author of Chronociné
This graduate school is open to Master's students and doctoral students. On request and depending on the number of places available, it is also open to post-doctoral students who are planning a career.
Active participation in the three face-to-face days and passive participation in the two online half-days will result in a certificate of attendance.
Evaluation methods
The assessment is made up of the following five stages:
- active participation in the school of education
- the creation of a game design document based on scientific content
- the presentation of the game design document at the 1st online event
- the creation of a physical or digital prototype
- presentation of the prototype during the 2nd online day
The creations are considered to have been acquired if the game design document and the prototype produced (i) transpose scientific knowledge into a playful device (ii) are presented in a way that makes them accessible to the general public;(ii) are presented in a clear and coherent way during the online days (iii) are of a scale that corresponds to the working times mentioned in the section "modalitesés déevaluation".
The three days are devoted to
(i) game design
(ii) video game development
(iii) the challenges and criteria of successful mediation.
The full programme (including the two additional half-days) is available below:
Programme of the Summer School in Game Transposition (118 Kb)
CHF 120.-
This amount includes:
- Teaching expenses
- Lunch meals
- Coffee breaks
- an evening meal
- a cultural activity
The application is made online and must include (in a single PDF document of no more than two pages) brief descriptions of:
- your academic background
- your personal interest in following the training course
- your potential experience in IT development, game design and mediation
The application deadline is 5 May 2024.
For any administrative questions please contact summerschools@unil.ch