UTM Day of Play

November 9, 2023
9:30 AM- 3 PM 
UTM Campus

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Syd Bolton Collection (the largest collection of video games in Canada) and the new Game Studies Minor in English & Drama and ICCIT.

Drawn map of campus showing where all Day of Play events will be occurring
UTM Day of Play.pdf (145.65 KB)
Download the map.

 

The entire campus will be taken over by games!  You can find activities at the following locations: 

  1. Student Centre
    9:30am
    Opening Ceremony: Draw a Hopscotch Court
    Snacks (while supplies last): Hopscotch Bars and Squares, Caramel Coffee and Whipped Cream
     

  2. Kaneff Centre 
    10am-3pm
    Bouncy Castle and Inflatable Obstacle Course

  3. Deerfield Hall (inside entrance to Deerfield)
    10am-3pm
    Storytelling Game 
    Snacks (while supplies last): Veggie & dip cups, veggie chicken fingers
     

  4. Maanjiwe nendamowinan 
    10am-3pm
    Competitive Video Game Play (Grand Hall)
    Snacks (while supplies last): Mario-themed cupcakes, candy and trail mix, lemonade and fruit drinks

    10am-3pm
    Giant Jenga (on mats, next to the Grand Hall)
    Snacks (while supplies last): Hot chocolate bar with toppings

    10am-3pm
    Video Game Music & Food Chill Zone (CDRS: MN 3230)
    Snacks (while supplies last): Three-layered salsa with nachos, donuts and churros, tea and coffee
     

  5. CCT Building
    10am-3pm
    Tabletop Games and RPG Café (CCT Atrium)
    Snacks (while supplies last): Candy and trail mix, cans of pop

    10am-3pm
    Game Play-Alongs with Profs and Experts (MiST)
    1-2pm: Alex Ross (PhD Candidate at the iSchool, and researcher on games and gambling), "Adventures in Doom Modding" 
    2-3pm: Felan Parker (Associate Professor, Book and Media Studies, St Michael's), "Untitled Goose Game and Finding the Goose in You"

  6. Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre
    UTM Library, 1st Floor
    3pm-6pm
    Bolton Collection Launch: Symposium and Reception
    *Register on Eventbrite

  7. Campus-wide Alternate Reality Game (ARG)
    10am-3pm
    Look for four building signs with a QR code and use the free Adobe Aero app to unlock riddles. Bring correct answers for all four riddles to the entrance of the UTM Library between 2:30 and 3pm. The first three successful players will win a prize.

 

No registration necessary. Games can be played on a drop-in basis.
*Registration only required for the Game Studies/Bolton Collection Launch at UTM Library. Register here.