Course : Introduction to American Fiction
Course code : ENL216
invitation to a Workshop on "Walden, a game: Turning Literary Ideas into Playable Experiences"
You're cordially invited to the WORKSHOP to be held on Friday May 8, 2026 @ 18:30-20:00.
Workshop Title: Walden, a game: Turning Literary Ideas into Playable Experiences
Speaker: Vicky Karanika (Ph.D. Candidate, School of English AUTh)
Language of the event: English.
REGISTRATION FORM
Workshop Title: Walden, a game: Turning Literary Ideas into Playable Experiences
Speaker: Vicky Karanika (Ph.D. Candidate, School of English AUTh)
Language of the event: English.
REGISTRATION FORM
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Certificates of attendance will be provided. See the registration form.
ABSTRACT
The workshop examines how literary meaning can be reimagined through digital environments and game-based structures. Focusing on Walden, a game: Where I Lived, an educational version of the video game Walden, a game, the session explores how concepts such as space, interaction, and movement can function as core elements of literary interpretation. Drawing on key ideas from electronic literature and game studies, participants will consider how reading in digital contexts becomes a playable experience. In these interactive digital spaces, users navigate environments, make choices, and encounter constraints that shape their experience. In this framework, movement and interaction become a form of interpretation, and space operates as a narrative structure. The workshop combines brief theoretical input with hands-on activities. Participants will design and prototype short, interactive literary spaces using accessible tools such as powerpoint or google slides. These micro-projects will translate literary themes into navigable environments, encouraging participants to think of literature not only as text, but as a system of rules. By the end of the session, participants will have created and shared their own playable designs, gaining insight into how digital media transform reading into an interactive gaming practice.
Certificates of attendance will be provided. See the registration form.
ABSTRACT
The workshop examines how literary meaning can be reimagined through digital environments and game-based structures. Focusing on Walden, a game: Where I Lived, an educational version of the video game Walden, a game, the session explores how concepts such as space, interaction, and movement can function as core elements of literary interpretation. Drawing on key ideas from electronic literature and game studies, participants will consider how reading in digital contexts becomes a playable experience. In these interactive digital spaces, users navigate environments, make choices, and encounter constraints that shape their experience. In this framework, movement and interaction become a form of interpretation, and space operates as a narrative structure. The workshop combines brief theoretical input with hands-on activities. Participants will design and prototype short, interactive literary spaces using accessible tools such as powerpoint or google slides. These micro-projects will translate literary themes into navigable environments, encouraging participants to think of literature not only as text, but as a system of rules. By the end of the session, participants will have created and shared their own playable designs, gaining insight into how digital media transform reading into an interactive gaming practice.