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Lujan Oulton. curator and cultural producer. Mg in Communication and Cultural Creation from Walter Benjamin Foundation of Buenos Aires. Co-founder of GAIA. Co-editor of Games Studies Journal at Universidad de Palermo. Director of Game on! El arte en juego. Lecturer at ORT, Uruguay and UMSA, Argentina.
Chaz Evans, artist, educator, art historian, and curator. MA in art history and an MFA in new media art from University of Illinois at Chicago. Director of Exhibitions and Co-Founder of VGA Gallery as well as a Lecturer at Northwestern University in the department of Radio/TV/Film. He regularly speaks and facilitates public conversations on new media and video game art.
Rene G. Cepeda. curator and researcher. PhD in interactive New Media Art curation and display from the University of Sunderland. Rene runs the Manual for the Curation And Display of interactive New Media Art. He is also a lecturer at UNARTE college in Puebla, Mexico. His research interests include interaction, new media art exhibition design and video games.
Jim Munroe is a “pop culture provocateur” according to the Austin Chronicle. His graphic novels and prose novels have been praised by Pulitzer-winner Junot Diaz and comics legend Neil Gaiman, and his lo-fi sci-fi feature films by Wired and the Guardian. His political videogames have appeared at Sundance and Cannes, and he co-founded the world’s first videogame arts organization. He currently runs the http://gameartsinternational.network/ from Toronto, Canada. http://jimmunroe.net
Jose Luis Pacheco Boscan is an engineer, digital artist, Software, Hardware and Game Developer from Venezuela. Passionate about the creative and experimental integration of arts, code and electronics into videogames or interactive media. He's the founder and lead director of Lara Game Jam (https://instagram.com/laragamejam), a community from Lara, Venezuela that supports the generation and growth of the local and national game development scene. https://linkedin.com/in/jose-luis-pacheco-boscan
Emilie Reed is a researcher, writer and curator based in Glasgow. She completed her PhD in the history of interactive exhibitions and curatorial practices at Abertay University, and also holds an MSc in Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating and Criticism from Edinburgh University. She has held a variety of roles in connection with traditional art institutions as well as new media and gaming festivals. Her work focuses on artistic, amateur and experimental game production, and how accessible tools and open formats enable creators in these areas. Her homepage is https://emreed.net.
Ron Morrow is a freelance event manager for all things gaming related. He has worked on Ludicious - Zürich Game Festival, HeroFest in Bern, and numerous others across Europe. His greatest gaming memory is leading a hall full of people through Rock Band Karaoke from the blinding lights of an esports stage. He can be found on Twitter as @TheNorthernNerd. https://www.twitter.com/TheNorthernNerd
Eleanor Schichtel / Video Game Art Gallery / eschichtel@vgagallery.org