The event will begin with 15-minute invited talk by a faculty member at ISU doing research on Games and related areas. After a brief Q&A session everyone in attendance will then be invited to stay and play a group game. Snacks will be available for everyone attending. 

The talk: The Past is Now: Retro Game Dev

Speaker: Jared Hansen

Jared Hansen, PhD., is a researcher of video games and a hobbyist game developer. He earned his PhD in Media Studies from the University of Oregon. Prior to his arrival at ISU he taught at RMIT Vietnam as a Lecturer of Game Design. His research centers on gaming communities, retro gaming and nostalgia, video game history, and other aspects of game studies. He's currently writing a book on the history of homebrew development for the Nintendo DS. As a game developer he has written a TTRPG, shared pixel art assets, and released three games for the Gameboy. He continues to make time for retro homebrew development, and is happy to live in Ames with his wife and three kids.

Game we're playing: Hot Streak

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