Name: Gaming, Leisure, and Aesthetics. Are Video Games a Refined Art, Noble Sport or a Superfluous Pastime?
Start: 2025-02-20T11:40:00-0700
End: 2025-02-20T12:40:00-0700

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Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST

100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5

Countless students and adults alike enjoy video games. But what exactly are they? A benign form of recreation, high art, engaging sport, or simply an egregious waste of time? Drawing on the insights of religion and philosophy, from the Bible to contemporary thinkers, this talk explores what the wisdom of the past says about the pursuit of leisure as well as aesthetics and how this applies to video games. It also seeks to provide teachers with novel ideas about how to introduce discussions on the ethics and aesthetics of video games, which students, in turn, can apply to other everyday realities such as sports, music and dance.

Speakers

Gerard Mclarney

Teacher, Elk Island Catholic Schools

Dr. McLarney teaches at St. Isidore Learning Center in Sherwood Park AB., and serves as a sessional instructor at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. His academic interests include Religious Education, World Religions, J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as Sacred Scripture. His doctorate... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
RDP Room AC222 (Arts Centre)

Religious & Moral Education (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9) | Technology (TQS/LQS 2), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9) | Career & Technology Studies/Foundations (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9)

CATCA 2025

Gerard Mclarney

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