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I'll be at FILE (Sao Paulo) this Thursday

 In addition to my talks in Sao Carlos, I'll be giving a talk this Thursday in Sao Paulo at FILE, the Brazilian Digital Arts Festival. I've been looking forward to visiting the festival for years now, so it's an incredible honor to be speaking at it now. The address where the talk is going to take place is very close to where FILE is taking place: Avenida Paulista nº 1009, 21º andar (floor). The talk will be this Thursday, August 28th, from 19h30 to 21h30. Admission is free, as in free beer. And the talk will be given in Spanish (probably in Portugnol :) If you are in Sao Paulo, I hope you can make it!

Sao Paulo Part II

In addition to my talk and one-day course at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (Monday and Tuesday, respectively) it's likely that I'll be giving another lecture, this time in Sao Paulo, on Thursday night. Additionally, a lot of people have emailed me so we can meet, so it's likely that we'll set up a meeting in some bar/restaurant. I'll post an update once the details are final on both things. 

Update: In Brazil on the 25th

I'll be in Sao Paulo by the end of this month. Sao Paulo = Brazil + Great Japanese Food (it doesn't get better than that).

I'm invited by the Federal University of Sao Carlos, and I'll be giving a lecture on Videogames and Communication at the CECH amphitheater at 20h on the 25th. The 26th, I'll give a one-day seminar on Contemporary Game Studies. More information (em portugues) here.

This is the first time I give a lecture in Brazil. A couple of months ago I gave my first in Argentina, too. It's really exciting being able to discuss videogames with people from the region where I grew up. As far as I've seen there's a lot of energy in young developers to push further the local industry. My visit to Argentina was truly great (I'll be back in a couple of months) and I seriously look forward to being in Sao Paulo, the largest, craziest and probably coolest city in South America.

DiGRA 2009 in the UK

The dates and place for the DiGRA 2009 conference have been set. It'll take place at Brunel University (West London), from August 31st - September 4th. The CFP is not out yet, but you should at least mark your calendars.