
Description of the event
Discover how intuition, performance, and cultural identity shape players and teams in today's esports leagues. This talk explores the balance between skill and self-awareness in competitive gaming.
Come ready with your questions to dive deeper into the dynamics of Esports culture!
Biography
Peter Kuling is an Associate Professor in Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. He teaches introductions to theatre history, performance studies, dramaturgy, ensemble practices, digital performance, and special topics courses like Theatre and Video Games. His research focuses on early modern and Canadian theatre as well as performance theory across theatrical adaptations, digital media, video games, virtual reality, professional sports, and queer history. He has edited special journal issues on Digital Performance, Theatre and Sports, and Drag as well as contributed to anthologies on Gender and Theatre, Shakespeare in Canada, and Theatre and Immigration. He also works as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Performance Arts & Digital Media.
He has recently directed all-new Shakespeare VR projects in partnership with SimWave VR developed for High School, College, and University students. Hamlet VR Experience (2022) and Macbeth VR Experience (2023) are both available for free via Ontario Exchange eCampus at public institutions throughout Ontario. He is currently completing his first monograph about Virtual Reality and Theatre/Performance/Interactivity for McGill-Queens University Press.