Game engines and Australian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Play Research Group at the University of the West of England and Bristol’s
Pervasive Media Studio will host a presentation by Theodor Wyeld of Swinburne
University of Technology in Melbourne entitled
‘Communicating Australian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage using a Game Engine’
All Welcome
7.00 pm
Monday July 7, 2008
Pervasive Media Studio
Leadworks
Anchor Square
Harbourside
Bristol
(entrance opposite main entrance to @Bristol)
Film and Philosophy/Philosophy and Film conference
July 4 - July 6, 2008 at Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol (contact: Havi Carel). The conference is convened by Greg Tuck (Film Studies, UWE) and Havi Carel (Philosophy, UWE) and brings together researchers across film and philosophy disciplines in one of the first and largest gatherings in this emerging area of multidisciplinary work. Keynote speakers are Vivian Sobchack (UCLA) , Steven Mulhall (Oxford) and Robert Sinnerbrink (Macquarie, Sydney). A special film program will run at Arnolfini concurrent to the conference, including the award winning philosophical film, The Ister. For more details see http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/index.php
Weird Ontologies
Graham Harman (American University in Cairo), will present a paper titled ‘Weird Ontologies’ on Wednesday 13th February, 3.00-5.00 pm, Room PH82, St Matthias Campus.
Welcome, technophiliacs
This is the new site for the cross-faculty Philosophy and Technology group at the University of the West of England. Watch this space for news and events.
