For the 19th episode of Board Game Times, we take a trip to Hyde Park and a new oasis of gaming and creativity at the University of Chicago: The Weston Game Lab and it’s makerspace sibling the Hack Arts Lab.
Clark gets all the facts about the labs from Ashlyn Sparrow, the Assistant Director of the Weston Game Lab and Kent Lambert, the Assistant Director of the Hack Arts Lab. Kent and Ashlyn tell Clark how the labs were created and set up, what it’s like to create a lively gaming space inside a serious academic environment, and they walk listeners through a trip to the lab.
Of course, we’ll also hear about Ashlyn and Kent’s experiences in gaming, their goal to create weirdness, and we play a two-hander for this episode’s Minigame questionnaire!
Episode Information
Some of the games mentioned in the show: Catan; Spades; Agricola; Seven Wonders; Imhotep; Magic: The Gathering; Wingspan; Scythe; Betrayal at House on the Hill; Fog of Love; Fiasco; Coup; Werewolf; Avalon; Jaws; Oath; Gloomhaven; Spirit Island; and Parks.
Visit the Weston Game Lab on the first floor of the John Crerar Library at 5730 S Ellis Avenue. Online at: https://arts.uchicago.edu/explore/initiatives/media-arts-data-and-design-center-madd-center/weston-game-lab
The Hack Arts Lab: https://arts.uchicago.edu/hack-arts-lab-hal
The Media Arts, Data and Design Center: https://arts.uchicago.edu/explore/initiatives/media-arts-data-and-design-center-madd-center
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