MEMO AT KALAMAZOO

This year, MEMO will again hold two events at the International Congress on Medieval Studies:


Thursday ~ May 7th ~ 3:30pm
Neomedievalist Communities (Paper Session)
Organizer: Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
Presider: Lesley A. Coote (University of Hull)
~~Guilds, Community, and Spectacle in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Computer Games (MMORPGs)
Kevin A. Moberly (St. Cloud State University) and Brent Addison Moberly (Indiana University-Bloomington)
~~Music and Culture(s) across Time: Understanding Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Karen M. Cook (Duke University)
~~Joining Robin's Gang: Forging a Neomedieval Community with BBC's Robin Hood
Jennifer Culver (University of Texas-Dallas)
~~Beowulf: Prince of the Geats, Nazis, and Odinists
Richard Scott Nokes (Troy University)

Friday ~ May 8th ~ 7:00pm
Gaming Neomedievally (A Festive Workshop and Poster Session)
Organizer: Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
Presider: Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
~~Gothic Elements in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PlayStation 3
Morgan Ankrom (Kent State University)
~~Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) Guilds, Community, and Spectacle Samples
Kevin A. Moberly (St. Cloud State University) and Brent Addison Moberly (Indiana University-Bloomington)
~~Arthurian Apocalypse: Dark Age of Camelot
Lauryn S. Mayer (Washington and Jefferson College)
~~Music and Culture(s) across Time: Samples in Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Karen M. Cook (Duke University)
~~Virtually Medieval: World of Warcraft Reconsiders the Middle Ages
N.M. Heckel (University of Rochester)
~~Neo-Tolkien Neomedieval Gaming
Pamela Clements (Siena College)
~~The Neomedieval Hero: Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (for the PlayStation 3)
Brad Phillips (Kent State University)