WORKSHOPS

Failing Gracefully - James Burtoft

James discusses the failure of his business and the lessons learnt about failing with grace and salvaging what can be salvaged.

Prepare to Die, and Remember to Try (Again and Again) - Nathan Glasgow

Failure is taught as necessary to success in videogames, but not always as something we should be doing "in real life". In this workshop I will argue that failure is a learning experience, and not the complete end of our worth or value as a person -through examples of trial and error in videogames such as Elden Ring, Tomb Raider II, and autobiographical examples in my own career so far. 

From Bramall Lane to Collegiate Crescent, a journey that took longer than a 20 minute walk!  - Shane Kent

Shane Kent is an ex professional footballer who failed at being a footballer!  He will share his story of how his experiences within the football world shaped his future, leading eventually to becoming a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. 

Being a Failure - Dr Harvey Anderson

In this workshop we will explore what it is to be a failure! Dr Anderson will share why (through extensive practice of failure) he is a failure and why he strives to fail ever more! This workshop will look at our feeling, thinking, doing and being.

Programme

09:00 Doors

09:30 (30 mins) Opening and Introduction by Dr Harvey Anderson

10:00 (1 hour) Professors John and Maxted Neal

11:00 (15 mins) Break

11:15 (1 hour) Josh Quigley

12:15 (30 mins) Workshop 1 - Shane Kent or Harvey Anderson

The passcode for Harvey's recording is ?Q7#TKLY

12:45 (30 mins) Lunch

13:15 (30 mins) Workshop 2 - James Burtoft or Nathan Glasgow

13:45 (1 hour) Dr Samuel West

14:45 - 15:00 (15 mins) Break

15:00 (1 hour) Simon Hartley

16:00 (30 mins) Q&A and Close

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Anderson et al (2018) Failing up: How failure in a game environment promotes learning through discourse, Thinking Skills and Creativity 30, 135-144

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 Ludography:

Bayonetta (2009) Platinum Games

Dark Souls (2011) From Software

Dark Souls III (2016) From Software

Elden Ring (2022) From Software

Tomb Raider II (1997) Core Design

Tomb Raider III (1998) Core Design

Tomb Raider Underworld (2008) Crystal Dynamics