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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Stephanie BolukAssociate ProfessorUniversity of California, Davis

Stephanie Boluk plays, makes, and writes about games at the University of California, Davis. Her work incorporates game studies, media theory, and political economy to explore the relationship between leisure and labor in the post-2008 global economy. She co-authored Metagaming: Playing, Competing, Spectating, Cheating, Trading, Making, and Breaking Videogames as well as a series of small games like Footnotes and Triforce with Patrick LeMieux.

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