Plats: Strandgatan 1b, SpelAlmedalen

Beskrivning av samhällsfrågan

In a time when disinformation and fake news spread rapidly and democratic principles are challenged, we need to strengthen society’s ability to resist manipulation. Can games serve as a platform to raise awareness, build resilience, and promote critical thinking?

Utökad information om evenemanget

How can live action role-playing (larp) cultivate democratic engagement and innovate civic education? Increased polarization calls for investigation of alternative cultural expressions like games for political dialogue. The EU project Larpocracy explores how live-action roleplay (larp) can foster perspective-taking and be drawn on by educators and policymakers to promote democratic deliberation. – Part 3 of Democracy Defense: Level Up – an afternoon dedicated to democracy, featuring a series of short program segments that highlight how games can defend and promote democratic values. Level up your democracy defense with us! The whole program: 13:00-13:30 Hot mot demokratin i spelmiljöer? (Swedish) 13:30-13:55 Spel för yttrandefriheten (Swedish) 13:55-14:05 Break 14:05-14:30 How can larp cultivate democratic engagement? (English) 14:30-15:00 Panel discussion: Games as a Platform for Disinformation – or Democratic Resilience? (English)

Medverkande

Annika Waern, Professor vid Institutionen för informatik och media, Uppsala universitet

Sarah Lynn Bowman, Lektor vid Institutionen för Speldesign, Uppsala universitet

Evenemangsinformation

Evenemangstyp: Seminarium/föreläsning

Evenemangs-ID: 7341

Språk: Engelska

Förtäring: Ja

Arrangörsuppgifter

Kontaktperson: Marléne Tamlin, Hållbarhetschef, Dataspelsbranschen | Swedish Games Industry

Webbplats: https://spelalmedalen.se/

Senast uppdaterad: Måndag 30 mars 2026