On Friday 24 February, The Bristol Digital Game Lab is delighted to be hosting a public lecture by Dr Tomas Rawlings, Studio Director of Auroch Digital.
Dr Rawlings will speak about 'Authenticity in Game Development - Mars Horizon and the experience of working with real space agencies when making a game about running a fictional space agency'.
The talk will focus on the experience of creating Mars Horizon, a strategy/management game about running a space agency. As part of the development process for the game, Auroch Digital worked with both the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency. In this talk Dr Rawlings will outline some of the techniques used in collaborating with agencies, how it impacted the development of the game, what having real world topics means for the development process and what the players thought of this collaboration. it will also cover the roots of this approach from earlier titles that connect with real world issues.
The lecture will be held in the Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, and is free to attend. It will run from 17:30-19:00. There will be a Q&A as well as a drinks and networking session facilitated by the Lab.
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