Individual Project Work 1

What can you, as an artist, do with games? How can game-based thinking challenge and enrich your artistic practice? In this course, you will explore games as a creative method, a form of philosophical experimentation, and an expanding space for expression, particularly for marginalised communities and specific social perspectives.

You will examine tools and conceptual approaches from the knowledge field of games and explore how they can be applied—or reinterpreted—across different artistic disciplines.

The course includes hands-on workshops on how to think in games terms, and how to create simple games. An equal emphasis is placed on theoretical frameworks, such the construction of social inclusion through forms of play. We will explore how shifting attitudes toward play have been used to address urgent political issues and how games can offer new ways to engage with your surroundings.

How can games create new spaces for thought and action? What happens when games are used as tools for questioning and reshaping rules and conventions?

You are encouraged to explore how ideas and methods from game thinking can inspire your own artistic practice. You will also gain access to simple tools for creating your own interactive digital game—no prior programming experience is required. The course is designed to support your individual artistic development, whether or not your practice is directly game-related.

The course consists of online presentations, seminars, and supervision, combined with on-site/hybrid intensive workshops. This year’s teaching team includes Ewa Einhorn, Carina Erdmann, Karolin Meunier, and Cathryn Klasto.