This event explores the ways in which players create, encounter and interact with the environment in indie roleplaying games. This will be a panel discussion featuring award-winning roleplaying game designers from the UK and the US, including the creators of Cthulhu Hack, Cthulhu Dark and Trophy. Dr Nick Mizer -- Lecturer in Games at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- and Dr Chloé Germaine -- a Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University -- will also present their research on the strange environments of roleplaying games.

This event is supported by Game in Lab and Manchester Metropolitan University.