Workshop Statement

Zayed University Students Only. Level: Foundation. Opportunitiy for students of Zayed University to learn from international electronic artists and thinkers.

An intensive workshop for women who are new to and/or interested in combining gaming and poetry as a medium for expression. Participants will create games or gamified experiences to elicit simple poetic expressions, personal narratives and kinetic textual poems through the game platform. This workshop is geared towards those who are new to programming and art games. The focus would be  on creating poetry that is interactive in some way, using the platforms’ inherent qualities.

• Myfanwy Ashmore is a Canadian artist known for her game-related art.  myfanwy.ca