This week’s In Media Res theme focus is Gaming History (June 25-29).

Here's the line-up:
http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/

Monday, June 25, 2012 - Nicolas Ricketts (The Strong Museum of Play) presents: When Idle Hands Were the Devil’s Workshop: Did Early Game Manufacturers Overcome a Predjudice Against Gaming?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Michael Z. Newman (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) presents: Atari Commercials and the Boy Culture of Video Games

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - Carly Kocurek (Illinois Institute of Technology) presents: Putting Atari to Work

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - Steven Boyer (University of Glasgow) presents: TI Imposters: Clones, Innovation, and Iteration in Digital Games

Friday, June 29, 2012 - Shane Toepfer (Kennesaw State) presents: The Digital Evolution?: From Tabletop to Online Simulation

Theme week organized by Alisa Perren (Georgia State University).

We’ve posted new calls for curators, and we’re especially excited about a theme week on The Olympics! Check out all our latest calls at: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/current-calls

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Best,
The In Media Res Team


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