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technoculture art and games research centre tag 0 skip to content home about about tag code of conduct values territorial acknowledgement people tag articles events research and creation open menu close menu open menu close menu home about about tag code of conduct values territorial acknowledgement people tag articles events research and creation home folder about back about tag code of conduct values territorial acknowledgement people tag articles events research and creation the technoculture art and games tag research centre is canada s largest and most established games research centre a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration in digital game research and design housed in the milieux institute for arts culture and technology at concordia university in montréal canada recent articles featured september 18 2026 critical watch ii hath ended long live critical watch iii andrei zanescu september 18 2026 as we open another year at concordia and tag we also open a new year for the tag critical watch series read more september 18 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 16 rob gallager on that joke isn t funny anymore or is it on hitman and gamer humour lessness september 13 2026 in our final episode of the season we speak with rob gallager about his chapter that joke isn t funny anymore or is it on hitman and gamer humour lessness we chat about hitman as a comedy of contingency the wonders of sapienza and contemplate the moral implications of hitman s victims read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 15 caroline bem on humour in pornographic browser games from undertale to uddertale a case study september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with caroline bem about their chapter humour in pornographic browser games from undertale to uddertale a case study we chat about approaching game studies from the outside sexuality in video games and the link between games sexuality and humour read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 14 rory summerly on a tool of efficiency and consumption to destroy man irony and sincerity in travis strikes again no more heroes september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with rory summerley about his chapter a tool of efficiency and consumption to destroy man irony and sincerity in travis strikes again no more heroes we chat about floundering when trying to make jokes during academic conferences the difference between irony and parody and the concept of abusive game design read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games s3 e13 samuel poirier poulin on mark matthews stars in anatomy is hard sexual humour and queer space in coming out on top september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with samuel poirier poulin about his chapter mark matthews stars in anatomy is hard a struggling student tries to make the grade with his professor sexual humour and queer space in coming out on top we chat about queer humour in contrast to trends of queer trauma in games and the positive public reception to coming out on top and tendentious jokes read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 12 darshana jayemanne and cameron kunzelman on cybernetic irony racial humour from mecha hitler to nuclear gandhi september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with darshana jayemanne and cameron kunzelman on their chapter cybernetic irony racial humour from mecha hitler to nuclear gandhi we chat about different cultural approaches to game humour cybernetic irony and the colonial roots of racialized humour in games read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 11 mateusz felczak on emergence and ephemerality of humour during live coverage of large scale esports events september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with mateusz felczak on his chapter emergence and ephemerality of humour during live coverage of large scale esports events we talk about the difference between narrative game humour and live esports broadcasts and how audience engagement changes the shape of humour read more september 13 2026 september 13 2026 humour and games season 3 episode 10 agata zarzycka on ridiculing the player live action visualisations of game experience in youtube parody videos as an ambivalent strategy of self fashioning september 13 2026 on this episode we speak with agata zarzycka on her chapter ridiculing the player live action visualisations of game experience in youtube parody videos as an ambivalent strategy of self fashioning we talk about the humorous contrast between casual and serious play remediated game humour and clashes between mechanical and social play elements read more september 13 2026 upcoming events featured oct 22 october 22 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m tag critical watch series resident evil 2002 october 22 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m on october 22nd we ll watch as the director of event horizon adapts one of the most influential horror games of all time into a movie about computers lasers and guns read more october 22 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m nov 12 november 12 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m tag critical watch series dungeons dragons 2000 november 12 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m after the moral panic of mazes and monsters but before the success of critical role and honor among thieves d d enthusiasts went up against the combined might of the guy that played imhotep in the mummy and jeremy irons join us on november 12th to see if this millenial dungeons dragons movie rolled a natural 1 on its adaptation roll the critical watch series is an opportunity to discuss all aspects of game adaptation once a month we screen a video game film and follow each watch with a discussion on the context form and content of each film join us in the fine arts screening room ev 10 525 for this edition of the tag critical watch series seating for each event is very limited so if you wish to attend please rsvp by sending an email directly to tag coordinator concordia ca or by messaging marc on the tag discord read more november 12 2026 5 30 p m 8 30 p m 17 30 20 30 5 30 p m 8 30 p m dec 10 december 10 2026 8 00 p m 11 00 p m 20 00 23 00 8 00 p m 11 00 p m tag critical watch series the game awards 2026 december 10 2026 8 00 p m 11 00 p m 20 00 23 00 8 00 p m 11 00 p m celebrate the end of term with a brief digression from films to watch how the game industry fashions itself after hollywood award shows through a critical watch of the game awards read more december 10 2026 8 00 p m 11 00 p m 20 00 23 00 8 00 p m 11 00 p m concordia university is located on unceded indigenous lands the kanien kehá ka nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today tiohtiá ke montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many first nations today it is home to a diverse population of indigenous and other peoples we respect the continued connections with the past present and future in our ongoing relationships with indigenous and other peoples within the montreal community concordia university territorial acknowledgement http www concordia ca indigenous our values code of conduct territorial acknowledgement about tag contact tag lab concordia university 1515 saint catherine st w ev11 435 montreal quebec canada h3g 1s6 tag coordinator concordia ca 514 848 2424 ext 4061