with Ian Cheng
Artist, Los Angeles, CA Presented in partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series, and as part of the Arts + Design Monday Nights at BAMPFA program.Read more
13 Feb, 2017
Commons Conversations
Our Landscape Futures
with Geoff Manaugh, NYT best-selling author Read more
17 Mar, 2016
History & Theory
Critical Play
Mary Flanagan will explore this rich history and point to the theoretical concerns that arise when playing critically. Read more
06 May, 2015
Special Events
Game Design Showcase and Arcade
Come to Kroeber to view student-created games! Read more
26 Oct, 2013
Special Events
The Queerness and Games Conference
Gear up for another fantastic schedule at the Queerness and Games Conference, hosted here at UC Berkeley Read more
Alum Bo Ruberg chats about queer gaming with designers Jess Marcotte and Dietrich Squinkifer. Read more
08 Mar, 2022
To Practice an Understanding that the World is Made with Alenda Chang
Natalia Zuluaga in conversation with Alenda Y. Chang and Jason Edward Lewis on Shift Space 2.0. Read more
02 Mar, 2022
Shira Abramovich Reviews Imaginable
Jane McGonigal's latest book Imaginable was reviewed by Shira Abramovich on Reboot. Read more
08 Dec, 2021
Bo Ruberg's Queer Games Avant-Garde Reviewed
Daniella Gáti reviews Bo's book for Information and Culture Read more
27 Nov, 2021
Alenda Chang on Ecological Crisis and Video Games
Computer games can address ecological concerns. But is a game only ecological if it explicitly deals with environmental issues on the content level? Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Jane McGonigal on Slaying Stress
BCNM alum Jane McGonigal was recently featured on the 3 Books podcast, where she discussed how she designs games to help people develop resilience and positive attitudes in the face of life's challenges. Read more
04 Jul, 2021
Bo Ruberg on Making Players Care
Bo Ruberg & Rainforest Scully-Blaker publish Making players care: The ambivalent cultural politics of care and video games in the International Journal of Cultural Studies! Read more
Jane McGonigal Interview on Futurist Thinking on Coursera
BCNM alum Jane McGonigal is instructing a Coursera course on handling life after Covid-19 through the Institute for the Future. Read more
17 Apr, 2021
BCNM Around the Web April 2021
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this April! Read more
04 Apr, 2021
Announcing the 2020 Eugene Jarvis Recipient
The generous Eugene Jarvis Design Innovation scholarship was awarded to Emily Xia Que. Read more
15 Mar, 2021
BCNM Around the Web March 2021
Check out the amazing work of our alumni around the web this March! Read more
14 Feb, 2021
Bo Ruberg on Critical Perspectives in Technology
Bo Ruberg is a guest on the sixth episode of public lecture series "Critical Perspectives on Technology." Read more
09 Feb, 2021
Jane McGonigal on The Knowledge Project
Jane McGonigal was recently interviewed by The Knowledge Project on her work and beliefs on video games. Read more
01 Feb, 2021
Jane McGonigal on Because Games Matter
Jane McGonigal shares her story and experience on Because Games Matter. Read more
29 Jan, 2021
BCNM Around the Web January 2021
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this January! Read more
28 Nov, 2020
Bo Ruberg in Queer Gaming In Conversation
Bo Ruberg leads a conversation with fellow designers Jess Marcotte and Dietrich Squinkifer to talk about queer game design and the thought processes behind it. Read more
25 Nov, 2020
Spring 2021 BCNM Events
Mark your calendars for this incredible line up of speakers! Read more
09 Nov, 2020
Miyoko Conley Awarded Tailspinners Fellowship
Read more
13 Oct, 2020
Bo Ruberg At the Crossroads Video Online Now
Missed out on Bo Ruberg's amazing talk on their new book "The Queer Game Avant-Garde" for At the Crossroads? Check out the video online now! Read more
18 Aug, 2020
BCNM Around the Web August 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
25 Jul, 2020
Jane McGonigal Featured on Verizon
Alum Jane McGonigal's work is featured for how to save the world with games. Read more
09 Jul, 2020
Alum Alenda Chang Publishes A Manifesto for Environmental Game Design
"The landscapes we inhabit are in part a product of our representations, and increasingly they will need to be consciously designed rather than left to chance." Read more
14 May, 2020
BCNM Around the Web May 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty and alumni in May 2020! Read more
16 Apr, 2020
BCNM Around the Web April 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty and alumni in April 2020! Read more
01 Apr, 2020
Alum Bo Ruberg on Empathy and Its Alternatives
BCNM Alum Bo Ruberg published an article in Communication, Culture and Critique.Read more
10 Mar, 2020
Alum Alenda Chang Publishes A Life Well Played in FMH
BCNM Alum Alenda Chang published "Une Vie Bien Jouée / A Life Well Played: The Cultural Legacy of Game Designer Muriel Tramis" in Feminist Media Histories. Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Review of Jane McGonigal's Future Thinking Course
Belgian newspaper De Tiljd reviews Jane McGonigal's "Futures Thinking Specialization" classes on Coursera. Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Alenda Chang's Playing Nature in Science
Alum Alenda Chang's book Playing Nature was reviewed in Science.Read more
20 Feb, 2020
BCNM Around the Web February 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty and alumni in February 2020! Read more
20 Feb, 2020
BCNM at SCMS 2020
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies' annual conference features presentations by eight BCNM students, faculty and alumni! Read more
18 Feb, 2020
Alum Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter Featured on BuiltIn
McGonigal's smartphone app on wellness SuperBetter was just featured on BuiltIn.Read more
02 Feb, 2020
Jane McGonigal on WAMC on a Better Life Through Gaming
Listen to alum Jane McGonigal discuss creating games that heal. Read more
19 Jan, 2020
Jane McGonigal on Meditative Story
Alum Jane McGonigal presents "Finding my own reflection" on this great podcast. Read more
17 Jan, 2020
Bo Ruberg in Oxford Bibliographies
Bo Ruberg contributed to an overview on the work in Feminist and Queer Game Studies for Oxford Bibliographies. Read more
13 Jan, 2020
BCNM Around the Web January 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni in January 2020! Read more
01 Sep, 2019
BCNM around the Web September 2019
More in the media from faculty Abigail De Kosnik, Nicholas de Monchaux, Ken Goldberg, and Tom McEnaney; and alumni Jenni Higgs, Andrea Horbinski, Jane McGonigal, Trevor Paglen, Ritwik Banerji and Jen Schradie. Read more
11 Aug, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg at FDG 2019
Ruberg presents "Necklines and ‘Naughty Bits’: Constructing and Regulating Bodies in Live Streaming Community Guidelines." Read more
24 Jun, 2019
BCNM around the Web July 2019
Ken Goldberg at BrainBar, on home robots and the relationship between robots and retirement. Nicholas de Monchaux on the moon suit at the Santa Fe Institute. Alum Bo Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer in Real Life. Alum Jane McGonigal on the gamification of the warehouse. Alum Trevor Paglen on Our Privacy Mess and at Art Basel. Alum Jen Schradie at the Microworks Platform Conference. Read more
These students invested in the new media landscape at Cal, and we're excited to see what new endeavours they undertake in their respective fields Read more
28 Feb, 2019
New Reviews of Queer Games Studies
Two more publications have reviewed alum Bonnie Ruberg's Queer Game Studies.Read more
21 Jan, 2019
Alum Jane McGonigal on Your Brain in Video Games
Quartz published an article by Frank Lantz in which he explains our brains' relationships with gaming. Alum Jane McGonigal argues that it has positive effects. Read more
21 Nov, 2018
Announcing our 2018 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to the BCNM these talented students from across campus. Read more
05 Nov, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg on Queer Indie Video Games in American Quarterly
Volume 70 of American Quarterly features pieces on the Digital Humanities, one work of which is written by BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg. Read more
10 Sep, 2018
Lyman Dispatch: Grace Gipson on Unleashing Your Inner Superhero
Read more
05 Sep, 2018
BCNM Alum Chris Gates on Function and Fiction in Videogames in Arts
BCNM alum Chris Gates's paper "Trellis and Vine: Weaving Function and Fiction in Videogame Play" published in Arts.Read more
19 Jul, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at DIGRA 2018
The Digital Games Research Association held their 2018 conference with the theme "The Game is the Message." Read more
Announcing the Lyman 2018 Fellowship Recipients
Read more
02 Nov, 2017
Michelle Carney and other MIMS Students Win AR Hackathon!
Michelle Carney, Michelle Chen, Connor Hunihan, Daphne Jong and Ching-yi Lin won CitizenAR hackathon with an application for the Tenderloin community to interact and connect through an AR game design. Read more
19 Oct, 2017
Alums Bonnie Ruberg and Chris Goetz in Camera Obscura
Bonnie Ruberg and Chris Goetz, co-organizers and founders of the Queerness and Games Conference, collaborated on a published piece titled "In Practice: Queerness and Games." Read more
17 Oct, 2017
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at IndieCade
At the beginning of October, alum Bonnie Ruberg attended IndieCade in Downtown Los Angeles to speak about the relationship between games and politics. Read more
24 May, 2017
Christo Sims Publishes Disruptive Fixation
Read more
Announcing the Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for Innovation in New Media
Sponsored by the game designer, Eugene Jarvis Read more
07 Apr, 2014
Playing Race with Bonnie Ruberg
This summer, BCNM DE Bonnie Ruberg will be teaching New Media 150 AC – “Playing Race: Investigating American Racial Identities through Video Games,” which will fulfill the American Cultures requirement Read more
02 Dec, 2013
Connect with Chris Goetz and QGCon
The Berkeley Center for New Media’s interdisciplinary environment has provided Chris with a research home that allows him to draw from various fields — from psychology to computer science to design Read more
15 Oct, 2013
First Winner of the Turing Test Tournament
Every month, BCNM recognizes a Turing Test Tournament player with the highest leaderboard score and awards the designated UC Berkeley student organization with a $1000 prize Read more
22 Jul, 2013
Bot or Not?
We are excited to announce the launch of a new online chat game for UC Berkeley's incoming class of 2013, the Turing Test Tournament. Read more
31 Aug, 2012
The Art of Video Games?
Alenda Chang, Ph.D. Rhetoric, DE in New Media, UC Berkeley Read more
15 Jun, 2011
Pwning Asthma Triggers: Health Games as Technologies of Social Engagement
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