Zaproszenie

Serdecznie zapraszam wszystkich do udziału i obserwacji konferencji online 1st Global Virtual Conference zorganizowaną przez słowacki oddział firmy Thomson Ltd. i uniwersytet Goce Dolcheva w Macedonii. Projekt jest o tyle ciekawy i nowatorski, że pozwala wypowiedzieć się przedstawicielom wielu dyscyplin naukowych. Wydaje się, że takie konferencje to przyszłość nauki, a przy okazji interesujący przykład interdyscyplinarności i duża oszczędność. 

W trakcie konferencji dostępny jest również mój referat: Virtual relationships. The “Witcher’s” video game universe as an example of introducing female-male relationships into virtual world. Abstrakt zamieszczam poniżej:

Throughout the history one of the most common art theme is a relationship between males and females and their interactions with each other.  Presented by various painters, sculptors and described by poets and writers it is also one of the most popular subjects in nowadays culture particularly in new media like video games. According to described by Henry Jenkins cultural and media convergence we can observe well known themes not only in movies, books or theatre but also in virtual world. The importance of female-male relationship in video games rose substantially in last few years. Polish CD Projekt Red Studio’s games The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings are the examples of a breakthrough in presenting those relations in video game industry. Portraits of women individuals created in Witcher’s universe and the intricacy of their interactions with the protagonist Geralt from Rivia is the main subject of this presentation. Reassuming, the speech will discuss how the game which is one of the most popular and prized games in the industry, benefits from the theme which has inspired artists through the centuries.