The Game Arts International Assembly (GAIA) is an international think tank and network for the professional development of the game arts community aimed at curators, producers, event organizers and academics working in the field of videogame culture.
Among many other wonderful things, the 2023 edition of GAIA will consist of three days of personal talks, playful events, and round tables focusing on:
– Interactive and playful sessions generating ideas to address big issue problems;
– Bonding/integration activities designed for the participants, including visits to local game developers studios, to museums and to local cultural venues and activities.
Also, Paloma Dawkins will be part of a panel on conjuring our experiences and disciplines outside of games. Paloma is a Canadian cartoonist turned award winning virtual-reality and video-game artist. She is the founder of the XR and animation studio Apocablyss Studios (2021). Dawkins’ games are praised for being digital spaces that celebrate natural life and rhythms. She has organized pre-pandemic events for avant-garde and performative games/experiences as well as game jams in Montreal and around the world.