On Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30PM, join Chandler Jennings, Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, for a community game play session. In this session, participants will play “The Grizzled” (more information below). Space is limited to five players and play time is estimated to be 1-1.5 hours. Snacks and seltzer will be available at this free event. RSVP here to save your spot.
Want to play but can’t make it on Wednesday? Chandler is hosting two other game play sessions. Join in on Saturday, 3/23 at 9AM or on Friday, 3/29 at 4PM.
About the game:
Game: “The Grizzled” is a cooperative game about the psychological and physical traumas of war. Reacting against games that glamorize war by minimizing its human toll, this game instead puts players in the position of individual foot soldiers facing the daily horrors of trench warfare on the front lines of WWI. Each round, players must share their limited resources and information in order to ensure that everyone survives that day's mission. With an effective strategy and a little bit of luck, all players might make it through the war and return home to their families.
Estimated play time: 45 minutes - 1.5 hours
Player count: 5
Complexity: medium-light
Content warning: This game deals with trauma and human suffering caused by war
About Chandler: Chandler Jennings is an analog games maker, writer, and academic. During his 2024 Spring Research Residency, Chandler is refining "Justice". Part storytelling game and part interactive installation, "Justice" asks participants to theorize, build, and test a system of justice in an imaginary society (with implications for our own).
Chandler’s games try to challenge participants to explore the limits of their political imagination and consider serious issues from unexpected angles. He is particularly interested in how storytelling and imagination can translate into political agency and how these can move beyond the game-space to work towards justice in the real world. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Chandler received his BA from Pomona College in 2014 and his MA from the University of Virginia in 2023 (both in English). He is very happy to be living in Charlottesville with his wife, Michelle, and their dog, Joni.
The 2023-2024 Research Residency is made possible with support from the Anne and Gene Worrell Foundation.