The Friends of the University of Alberta present Raise The Bar
with Dr. PB Berge
Video Games. No Longer Child’s Play!
Video gaming is the BIGGEST entertainment business on earth. Worth more than twice the global film and music industries combined! Yet many people think video games are “child’s play”.
They’re not. They are classrooms, laboratories, and spaces of social protest and you should know more about them. On Oct. 28th, join us when video game expert, Professor PB Berge dismantles misconceptions about games today and reveals how players are using video games to challenge technology, identity, and power itself.
Blue Chair
9624 – 76 Avenue NW
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
5:00 PM Doors Open
6:00 PM Speaker + Q&A
Ticket includes 1 drink (beer, house wine, non-alcoholic)
Drinks Menu at The Blue Chair Cafe
Dr. Persephone Blue (“PB”) Berge is an award-winning media scholar, game designer, and self-described ludoarsonist. 🔥 She is an Assistant Professor of Experimental Game Design and is cross-appointed in the Media & Technology Studies Program and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. They are also the director of the Discord Academic Research Community and a co-founder of Tabletop Research in Practice. Their research concerns the so-called “unplayable,” trans game design, feminist platform studies, and toxic technocultures. Their work can be found in New Media & Society, Game Studies, Feminist Media Studies, The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies and more. Website: https://psberge.com
Raise The Bar is a program designed by The Friends of the University of Alberta to provide engaging learning opportunities delivered by U of A researchers in a causal setting – like a bar. We’re raising the bar on the way people consume content!