Beyond the sandboxes and magic circles: Conversations on the pleasure and pain of what it means to engage in the study of games Join the Digital Society Research Group<https://digitalsociety.mmu.ac.uk/en/> (DISC), the Manchester Game Centre<https://manchestergamecentre.org/>, the School of Sociology and Criminology <https://www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/arts-humanities/schools/sociology-criminology> and the School of History, Politics and Philosophy<https://www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/arts-humanities/schools/history-politics-philosophy> on November 14 at 11am GMT as we welcome our visiting fellow Prof. Dr Florence Chee, who will provide an overview to essential debates in games/gaming as they intersect with ethics, law, and policy--along with what it means to research games through academia, industry and government in today's global regulatory landscape. Through her studies on game culture, to ethics and data, to AI and governance, she tells a story of navigating an industry as it struggles to define itself locally and globally while those in it advance the narrative of pleasure and play across domains. Looking ahead, she asks the audience to consider the ways constituencies may reclaim what it means to truly play meaningfully and ways to resist "getting played." Please sign up for our eventbrite for more details and if you cannot attend in person please choose a virtual ticket as it will be streamed online as well: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-talk-on-games-with-dr-florence-m-chee-... Florence M. Chee is Associate Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication, Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Computer Science, and Director of the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy (CDEP) at Loyola University Chicago. Internationally and nationally sought out as a speaker, writer, and advisor, her sociotechnical interventions inform and influence decisions made in design, development, and policy arenas. This year, she has been named to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for 2025-2028 and has recently focused on the US and Swiss game industries while serving on grant funded work in Switzerland. Florence Chee is founding director of the Social & Interactive Media Lab (SIMLab) based in Chicago, USA. Loyola University Chicago Faculty website https://www.luc.edu/soc/about/facultystaff/profiles/cheeflorence.shtml<https://www.luc.edu/soc/about/facultystaff/profiles/cheeflorence.shtml> Center for Digital Ethics & Policy https://www.luc.edu/digitalethics/<https://www.luc.edu/digitalethics/> The Social & Interactive Media Lab (SIMLab) https://simlabchicago.com/<https://simlabchicago.com/> Daniel James Joseph (he/him) Senior Lecturer of Digital Sociology Co-lead of Digital Society Research Group (DISC) Department Ethics Lead Department of Sociology Manchester Metropolitan University "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "