Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory The CREAT Research Chair team is pleased to invite you to its Conference Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory, to be held on November 4-6, 2024, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau. The event will feature eight (8) thematic sessions on November 4 and 5, bringing together researchers […]
Creative Economy, Well-being and Territory For several years now, society has been in a state of flux, and organizational methods are constantly evolving. The creative economy offers an opportunity to rethink the way we work, by rethinking the way we relate to each other and contributing to the well-being of society as a whole. By […]
The CREAT team has created a directory of videos, guides, podcasts, training courses, websites, books and conferences produced or offered by the Chair’s managing institutions, the FRQ, the SSHRC and the Universités du Québec (UQ) network. The directory is divided into five (5) sections: inclusive communication, inclusive recruitment and management, inclusive work and study environments, […]
As part of its Conference to be held November 4–6, 2024 at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), the CREAT Chair will be awarding a prize in recognition of the outstanding contribution of a practitioner in the field of the creative economy and well-being. Nominations must be submitted by October 21, 2024.
Culture and Local Governance / Culture et Gouvernance locale, in partnership with the CREAT Chair, is preparing a special issue on the theme of the “Creative Economy, Well-Being, and Territory”. This special issue aims to explore the connections between these three concepts. Publication is scheduled for autumn 2025..
Professor Laureline Chiapello presented her video game CLTRS, focusing on female pleasure, and won an award in the “Making & Doing” category at the EASST-4S conference. This STS (science and technology studies) Conference, held in Amsterdam in July 2024, is dedicated to the study of the social, cultural, and political aspects of science, technology, and […]
Laureline Chiapello (NAD-UQAC) presented her work at two conferences in Montreal. At the Canadian Game Studies Association Conference, she presented “The Contribution of Pragmatist Philosophy to the Future of Game Studies”. Her presentation explored how pragmatist philosophy can enhance the field of video game studies. At the CIFEL Colloque interuniversitaire francophone d’études ludiques, she co-presented […]
By networking with various academic and professional circles, we identified June 2024 in Montreal as a period rich with activities related to digital creativity, such as the BIAN and its surrounding events. To capitalize on this vibrant atmosphere, the CREAT Chair’s Digital Creativity Axis has chosen to organize a Festival, set to take place from […]
ART GAME 2024 SYMPOSIUMOrganized in collaboration with Montpellier’s Paul Valéry University, the symposium focused on art games, a form of video game expression that emphasizes artistic, narrative, or conceptual exploration beyond the conventions of traditional entertainment. Art games often aim to provoke reflection on social, political, or philosophical themes through interactive mechanics and unconventional aesthetics. […]
The Digital Creativity Axis of the CREAT Chair, headed by Laureline Chiapello, organized a game jam from May 31 to June 4, 2024. A game jam is an event where video game creators come together to develop games within a limited time, typically around a specific theme. This 72-hour event was targeted at students and […]
Laureline Chiapello, head of Axis 3. Digital Creativity, is enjoying a rich research stay at the Université Paul-Valéry-Montpellier in France, where she has present her pragmatist approach to game design. On the agenda: meetings with students, exchanges on research-creation projects, discussions on the notion of ArtGame and the presentation of the first images of her game […]
Participants at the International Interactive Digital Storytelling 2023, held in Japan until November 17, 2023, had the opportunity to dive into a playful exploration of the clitoris through Professor Chiapello’s latest video game, CLTRS.
Program: Moteur de recherche, Ici Radio-canadasource: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/moteur-de-recherche/episodes/786007/rattrapage-mercredi-25-octobre-2023/4 Jessica Forrest, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa, talks to us about the intelligence of flies and their sensory systems; we wonder if Google’s search engine is about to bow out; we check out the reasons why there are no orcas in […]
You can now consult the report on the summer school’s Arts, culture and health: what relationships? What are the benefits? Initiated and organized by the AgeTeQ laboratory and the Université de Montréal, this second edition was part of the training activities of the research chair CREAT. The Arts and Health Axis, headed by Dr. Beauchet […]
The Mosaic-HEC Montréal team, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona, presented the 15th edition of the Montréal-Barcelona Summer School from June 21 to July 8, 2023. The Summer School set an international benchmark in the fields of management, creativity and innovation. Two Chairholders took part: Guillaume Blum, holder of the Discoverability Axis, and Laureline […]
The CREAT Chair presented a symposium on May 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the 90th edition of ACFAS. Cartographier, médier et favoriser l’activité créative au Québec pour le mieux-être citoyen was part of the project to create a brand new FRQSC research chair on the theme of the creative economy and well-being. The […]