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Player vs. Monster: The Making and Breaking of Video Game Monstrosity

Saturday 25 November - 15:00-16:00

Video games seem to teach us that monsters must be fought and can be defeated. Join Dr Jarosłav Švelch from Charles University in Prague to explore how this came to be. Do games offer potential for more nuanced representations of monstrosity?

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Adults (14+)

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£3, per person

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Type: Art & Exhibitions , Spoken & Written Word
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Host: Reading Museum

Blagrave Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1QH
United Kingdom

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Art in the Dark Months: In the Company of Monsters

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