Literature Matters #2: Video Games 101
Do video games tell stories? Find out at Literature Matters.
Literature Matters: Talks by members of the Department of English
Please join us for the second talk in our 2015-2016 series
Video Games 101: A Non-Gamer’s Introduction to Narrative in Video Game
presented by Elyn Achtymichuk
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 7:30 pm
Social Hall, Grace-Westminster United Church
505 10th St. East
This talk is particularly addressed to an audience of skeptics and will offer some justification for video games to a non-gamer audience. It will offer an introductory discussion of the narrative potential of video games, and why they might deserve some credit for their storytelling capabilities.
All Welcome.
For more info., contact the Department of English
306-966-5486 or english@usask.ca
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