UTM Day of Play launches new game studies program
It began with a hand-drawn hopscotch court and ended with a panel of experts from the world of gaming.
The University of Toronto Mississauga Day of Play saw the campus transformed into a day-long play zone last week, to officially launch a new game studies program in English & Drama and ICCIT along with recently acquired gaming-related materials from the UTM Library.
Using chalk, members of the UTM community co-created a hopscotch court near the Student Centre and took turns trying it out. From there, community members were invited to visit the various interactive stations set up around campus. Finally, a symposium on the role of games in society rounded out the day.
Scroll below to see highlights from UTM's Day of Play.
Lawrence Switzky, director of the UTM game studies program and a professor in the Department of English & Drama, plans out a hopscotch game at the opening event for the UTM Day of Play on Nov. 9.