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On October 24th, join TAG for a talk about the emotional landscape of data-driven decision-making in game development with guest speaker Olli Sotamaa.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Application of data analytics and other data-driven working methods creates new processes and work cultures in game studios. While data analytics tools are often promised to support rational, calm and emotion-free decision-making and to reduce developers’ reliance on intuition, hunch and gut feeling, recent empirical data indicates that working with game data provokes a large spectrum of emotions. The presentation introduces the idea of ‘game data work’, explores its affective side, and discusses how it potentially changes our overall understanding of game production.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Olli Sotamaa is a professor of Game Culture Studies and leads the Tampere University Game Research Lab with professor Frans Mäyrä. He also serves as team leader in The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies. He has studied various game cultural phenomena related to online communities, fandom and game modding, and has also critically examined the game industry and different forms and contexts of game production.
: October 24, 2024 | 3-4 PM
: TAG Lab EV 11.435