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Join us tomorrow for an exciting conversation between authors Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire with discussants Natalie Kouri-Towe, Nashwa Khan, and Gracen Brilmyer about how care is fostered amid social, ecological, and political collapse.

For more information, click the link in our bio 🔗

Quel est l’état actuel du design narratif? Comment en ont évolué les méthodes et pratiques?

Rejoignez-nous pour un table ronde avec designers narratifs professionnels et chercheurs universitaires pour aborder ces questions dans le contexte d’une conversation conviviale et accessible.

Pour plus d'informations, cliquez sur le lien dans notre bio 🔗

Join us for screenings and conversations looking at the relationship between Parkinson’s disease, dance movement therapy, and the arts!

Rejoignez-nous pour des projections et des débats consacrés au lien entre la maladie de Parkinson, la danse-thérapie et les arts !

For details, click the link in our bio 🔗

“[I]f there are no patches in between us and Mount Royal, there are no little flower beds, it’s really difficult for a bee to be able to come here to 4th Space.”

Nicole Yu, Public Scholar and doctoral candidate in Biology, discusses how we can support the survival of local biodiversity, like bees, during a conversation on current local biodiversity projects. 🐝

Click the link in bio to listen to the full conversation and hear about local projects 🔗

Join us on Monday for a lecture by Dr. Jeremy Clark exploring the technologies driving the next evolution of the digital world.

For details, click the link in our bio 🔗

“What are these clothes made of and how does it affect, specifically women?”

Emma Cusson, Creative Director at 1Milk2Sugars Inc., talks about the shift in how brands approach the materials our clothing is made from.

Part of John Molson School of Business “Talking Shop” Podcast, hosted by lecturer in Marketing, Richard Sejean.

Click the link in bio to watch the full conversation 🔗

[TABLE RONDE] 🎮 État des lieux du design narratif dans le jeu vidéo ━ Le design narratif est au cœur de l’évolution du jeu vidéo. Mais raconter une histoire forte tout en laissant place à l’agentivité du joueur peut être un défi.

Où en est la discipline aujourd’hui ? Quelles méthodes dominent ? Quels enjeux persistent ?

Cette table ronde, organisée par la Chaire de recherche @behaviour_interactive en Design de Jeu de l'Université Concordia et le chantier XR/Jeux, réunira des personnes de l’industrie ou œuvrant en recherche universitaire pour en discuter.

📆 15 mai 2026, 16 h — 18 h
📍 4th Space

Plus d’infos 🔗 en bio

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[ROUNDTABLE] 🎮 State of Narrative Design in Video Games ━ Narrative design lies at the heart of the evolution of video games. But telling a compelling story while leaving room for player agency can be challenging.

Where does the discipline stand today? Which methods are dominant? What challenges remain?

This roundtable, organized by the @behaviour_interactive Research Chair in Game Design of Concordia University and the Chantier XR/Games, will bring together professionals from the industry, and academic researchers to discuss these questions.

📆 May 15, 2026, 4–6 p.m.
📍 4th Space

More info 🔗 in bio

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Avec/With : Dominic Arsenault (@themmcproject), @umontreal • Emmanuel Aubert, Krafton Montréal • Jonathan Lessard (@glandeurlessard), @concordiauniversity • Catherine Robinson · Elise Trinh

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@milieux_institute @cu4thspace #narrativedesign #artgames #videogame

[TABLE RONDE] 🎮 État des lieux du design narratif dans le jeu vidéo ━ Le design narratif est au cœur de l’évolution du jeu vidéo. Mais raconter une histoire forte tout en laissant place à l’agentivité du joueur peut être un défi.

Où en est la discipline aujourd’hui ? Quelles méthodes dominent ? Quels enjeux persistent ?

Cette table ronde, organisée par la Chaire de recherche @behaviour_interactive en Design de Jeu de l'Université Concordia et le chantier XR/Jeux, réunira des personnes de l’industrie ou œuvrant en recherche universitaire pour en discuter.

📆 15 mai 2026, 16 h — 18 h
📍 4th Space

Plus d’infos 🔗 en bio

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[ROUNDTABLE] 🎮 State of Narrative Design in Video Games ━ Narrative design lies at the heart of the evolution of video games. But telling a compelling story while leaving room for player agency can be challenging.

Where does the discipline stand today? Which methods are dominant? What challenges remain?

This roundtable, organized by the @behaviour_interactive Research Chair in Game Design of Concordia University and the Chantier XR/Games, will bring together professionals from the industry, and academic researchers to discuss these questions.

📆 May 15, 2026, 4–6 p.m.
📍 4th Space

More info 🔗 in bio

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Avec/With : Dominic Arsenault (@themmcproject), @umontreal • Emmanuel Aubert, Krafton Montréal • Jonathan Lessard (@glandeurlessard), @concordiauniversity • Catherine Robinson · Elise Trinh

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@milieux_institute @cu4thspace #narrativedesign #artgames #videogame

On Friday, join the Concordia Concrete Canoe Team for a behind the scenes look into how concrete floats and the work that goes into preparing for the upcoming Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition.

Details in the link in bio 🔗

What is the link between AI and Aging?

Join us for a day of conversation, debate, and discussion around how we can build lives alongside AI.

For the full schedule and event details, click the link in bio 🔗

🔗 [PUBLICATIONS] 📗 Triple lancement et table ronde — Le Centre for Sensory Studies célèbre la parution de trois ouvrages explorant les cultures sensorielles, alimentaires et les méthodes critiques contemporaines.

En lien avec les recherches du Chantier Écotechnologies, le public est chaleureusement invité au lancement de trois ouvrages récents publiés par des membres et collaborateur·trice·s d’Hexagram.

Découvrez les ouvrages :

● Sense Making: New Sensory Methods for Exploring the Past and Imagining Possible Future, Sheryl Boyle, Genevieve Collins, David Howes (Routledge, 2026)

● La poutine. Culture et identité d’un pays incertain, Geneviève Sicotte (PUM, 2026)

● Eating the Urban Wild: Food and Foraging in Montreal, Natalie Doonan (MQUP, 2026)

📆 8 mai 2026, 15 h — 17 h
📍 4 th Space de l’Université Concordia
Plus d’infos 🔗 en bio

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📗 Triple Launch and Roundtable — The Centre for Sensory Studies celebrates the release of three books exploring sensory cultures, food studies, and contemporary critical methods.

In connection with the research of the Ecotechnologies Working Group, the public is warmly invited to the launch of three recent publications by members and collaborators of Hexagram.

Discover the books:

● Sense Making: New Sensory Methods for Exploring the Past and Imagining Possible Futures—Sheryl Boyle, Genevieve Collins, David Howes (Routledge, 2026)

● La poutine. Culture et identité d’un pays incertain — Geneviève Sicotte (Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2026)

● Eating the Urban Wild: Food and Foraging in Montreal—Natalie Doonan (McGill–Queen’s University Press, 2026)

📆 May 8, 2026, 3—5 p.m.
📍 4th Space, Concordia University
More info 🔗 in bio

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@prof.doonan @cu4thspace #centreforsecuritystudies #HIE2026 #RI2026 #hexagramembers

🔗 [PUBLICATIONS] 📗 Triple lancement et table ronde — Le Centre for Sensory Studies célèbre la parution de trois ouvrages explorant les cultures sensorielles, alimentaires et les méthodes critiques contemporaines.

En lien avec les recherches du Chantier Écotechnologies, le public est chaleureusement invité au lancement de trois ouvrages récents publiés par des membres et collaborateur·trice·s d’Hexagram.

Découvrez les ouvrages :

● Sense Making: New Sensory Methods for Exploring the Past and Imagining Possible Future, Sheryl Boyle, Genevieve Collins, David Howes (Routledge, 2026)

● La poutine. Culture et identité d’un pays incertain, Geneviève Sicotte (PUM, 2026)

● Eating the Urban Wild: Food and Foraging in Montreal, Natalie Doonan (MQUP, 2026)

📆 8 mai 2026, 15 h — 17 h
📍 4 th Space de l’Université Concordia
Plus d’infos 🔗 en bio

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📗 Triple Launch and Roundtable — The Centre for Sensory Studies celebrates the release of three books exploring sensory cultures, food studies, and contemporary critical methods.

In connection with the research of the Ecotechnologies Working Group, the public is warmly invited to the launch of three recent publications by members and collaborators of Hexagram.

Discover the books:

● Sense Making: New Sensory Methods for Exploring the Past and Imagining Possible Futures—Sheryl Boyle, Genevieve Collins, David Howes (Routledge, 2026)

● La poutine. Culture et identité d’un pays incertain — Geneviève Sicotte (Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2026)

● Eating the Urban Wild: Food and Foraging in Montreal—Natalie Doonan (McGill–Queen’s University Press, 2026)

📆 May 8, 2026, 3—5 p.m.
📍 4th Space, Concordia University
More info 🔗 in bio

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@prof.doonan @cu4thspace #centreforsecuritystudies #HIE2026 #RI2026 #hexagramembers

Tomorrow, join students and faculty from Concordia's Creative Writing program for a reading and celebration of the creative work they produced this year!

For more information, click the link in bio 🔗

Join us on Monday afternoon for a public celebration of Concordia’s 2025–26 Public Scholars cohort!

Through conversation, members of the cohort will share their research, reflections and experiences, looking at how doctoral research can connect with communities beyond academia.

Details in the link in bio 🔗