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Tid for Spill - National Videogame strategy 2024-2026
I was part of the cross-agency working group that wrote Tid for spill (Time for Games) – the Norwegian government's videogame strategy 2024–2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Equality. The strategy aims to elevate the status of video games as an art and cultural expression in Norway. The four main areas we worked on are:
- Video games as art and cultural expression
- Video games as a leisure activity
- Video games as esports
- Video games as a tool for learning
In the follow-up to the strategy, I have been part of the preliminary project for establishing NFI Spill's role as a national resource and competence center for video game culture in Norway.
"Videogames are fantastic art and cultural expressions with enormous society-building power."
— Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery
Featured project
Kulturtanken's Gamelab
In 2018, I established Kulturtanken's Spillab (Game Lab), where I worked until 2025 on developing the agency's initiatives on video games as art and cultural expression for children and young people.
The Game Lab was intended to open the doors for video games as art and cultural experiences. The goal of the lab was to stimulate critical and conscious thinking about video games as art and cultural expression, build networks, and establish connections between the DKS (Cultural Schoolbag), the games industry, and the education sector.
"Conditions must be created for, and encouragement given to, conversations and discussions about quality, artistic value, relevance, and timeliness in video games."
Spillerom– Video Game Strategy 2020–2022
Event
Dokumentar-konventet 2025
I organized the 16th edition of the Documentary Convention at Solstrand Hotel & Bad in early December 2025. The Documentary Convention is the annual, national gathering point for the Norwegian documentary industry. The convention is a professional assembly intended to inspire, provide new knowledge, and give the industry a collective boost.
Streaming/Podcast
Spillprat - a conversation on videogames as art and culture
I developed the concept Spillprat (Game Talk) and have been the host of these streaming events since 2020. Spillprat is a space for discussing video games as art and cultural experiences in the Norwegian public sphere.
Strategy
Spillerom - Videogame strategy 2020-2022
I participated in the cross-agency working group that wrote Spillerom – Videogame Strategy 2020–2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Equality.
Article
Far Cry 5 - Refusings its own politics
Article on the video game Far Cry 5, for the research journal Gamevironments. The article is an orientalist and political analysis that problematizes how videogames engage with political themes.
Rapport
Videogames as an artistic expression in the Cultural Schoolbag program
The report is a mapping of the potential for including videogames as art and cultural expression in the Cultural Schoolbag (DKS). The report identifies competency needs within the DKS regarding videogames as art and cultural expression.
Handbook
Handbook for disseminating videogames as an artistic expression
In collaboration with UKM, Spillpedagogene, Bibliogames, and Kred Norge, I co-authored a handbook for the dissemination of videogames. The purpose was to strengthen competency in the mediation of videogame culture, and to make videogames more accessible.
Framework
Framework for disseminating videogames in the DKS-program
The framework is based on experiences from piloting video games in the DKS from 2021. It is intended to serve as a guide for video game mediators and a starting point for developing mediation programs for video games in the DKS.
Event
Kulturtanken's seminar on videogames 2024
In October 2024, I organized Kulturtanken's videogame seminar, where the main theme was narratives in videogames, along with a special episode of the Spillab vodcast Spillprat — A Conversation About Videogames as Art and Culture.
Conference
Spilltanken: What can videogames be in the DKS?
In 2019, I organized the national conference on videogames in the Cultural Schoolbag. The conference addressed the question of what videogames could be in the DKS and how we can present videogames as an aesthetic experience for children and young people
Conference
Spilltanken 2: Videogames as an artistic experience and tool for education
In 2022, I organized, in collaboration with Seanse - senter for kunstproduksjon, the national conference Spilltanken 2. The goal of the conference was to inspire teachers, artists, mediators, and game creators to develop, adapt, and see the possibilities for video games in schools and in the Cultural Schoolbag (DKS).
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