Em Hansen
Why is important for youth to participate to Cultural Game Jams?

Youth Advisory Board Member @ Aarhus

Abstract

As CGJ participant, YAB and consultant, Em reflect on how art and culture are a added value to a innovative society and they interconnect for a new creative thinking brought by youth.

Speaker bio

Em is a Research Assistant at Aarhus University and works with diversity and inclusion within EPIC-WE. They hold a master's in Aesthetics & Culture and have specialised in the intersection between queer theory, inclusion and diversity, and the creative videogame industry. They have first-hand experience participating in EPIC-WE Cultural Game Jams and have worked as part of the project in facilitating Cultural Game Jams as part of the Aarhus Hub and is a sitting member of the EPIC-WE Youth Advisory Board.