SERIOUS GAME DESIGN & EXPERIMENTATION SEMINAR

Jim Wallman would like to invite you to take part in his forthcoming serious gaming and experimentation seminar WARGAMING APOCALYPSE AND POST-APOCALYPSE. This is a ticketed event with limited spaces.

Date: 9th May 2025
Start time: is 10:00 GMT

and we aim to finish around 16:30 GMT

This seminar will be looking at how we view 'apocalypse' from a wargaming perspective. How does a situation transition into the 'apocalyptic' and how do we wargame this and the 'post-apocalyptic' conditions that follow.

This full-day event combines expert insights, hands-on design activity, and collaborative discussions, making it an invaluable experience for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Event Highlights:

• Guest Speaker:
  Rex Brynen, Professor of Political Science, McGill University, author of Aftershock, Co-author We Are Coming Nineveh, co-author of MaGCK (Matrix Game construction kit) and internationally-renowned professional wargamer and analyst.

• Seminar presentation: Methods, tools and techniques for wargaming the transitions from stability to chaos.

• Interactive Workshop: Engage in a facilitated game design workshop, working in small groups to design serious games about apocalyptic transitions.
• Seminar Discussion: What is an Apocalypse? And why are we interested in it? – unpacking reality and fantasy.

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Where: The seminar will be held at The Lift - 45 White Lion Street London, N1 9PW

Please see link below on finding the venue: https://www.liftislington.org.uk/find-us

For anyone unable to make it in person but would still like to attend, there will be a limited number of 6 on-line places available.

Please see our website for a full Seminar Programme for 2025.

At each seminar attendance is limited to 20. There is an additional opportunity for up to six remote attendees. The numbers are kept low in order to ensure maximum contribution and participation for all of those present.