This document outlines a science communication project called Game Studies Audiofied that aims to explain game studies research to broad audiences through short audio interviews. The project recognizes that science needs explanation, is accountable to society, and faces increasing questioning of expertise. It plans to engage key players in science, companies, politics and media through knowledge transfer, attention building, and creating engagement around game studies research topics. Interviews will focus on introducing researchers, their work and interests, and their favorite games to make the discussions easy to understand.

1. - GAME STUDIES AUDIOFIED -
A Science Communication Project
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2. “(H)ere’s a significant
audience that wants to
understand research that’s
happening (...).”
Dr. Lisa Girard, Director of Scientific Communications
at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

3. Premises: Why science communication at all?

4. Science is
in need of explanation.

5. Science is
societally accountable.

6. Scientific expertise is put
into question more and
more.

7. Key Players: Who is engaged in Science Communication?

8. * Science
* Companies
* Political Institutions
* Journalism & Blogosphere

9. Objectives of Science Communication

10. * Knowledge transfer
* Building up attention
* Creating engagement

11. * Nudging
* Reputation Management
* Recruitment
* Brand Building

12. Channels of Science Communication

13. * Face-To-Face
* Specialist publications
* Journalistic platforms

14. ...and increasingly...

15. Dialogical, partizipative
formats via Social Media

16. Spieleforschung? SPIELE5ORSCHUNG!

17. Short audio interviews with
Game Studies operatives

18. * self-promoted
* interest-based

19. * targeted upon a broad
public and concrete
political decision makers

20. Key Questions: As easy and understandable as possible

21. * Who are you?
* Why Game Studies?
* What’s your current project?
* “Street Cred”: Favorite game?

22. “Professor, look
at this..we got a
problem…!”

24. * Meh!!! Distribution expierence
* Meh!!! Looking for partners

25. They made this happen. Thanks.