This document summarizes a discussion about starting an academic game design and research lab. It includes questions about obtaining funding, allocating time for research, teaching, and management, determining the lab's place within the university structure, and promoting inclusion. The presenters caution those interested in starting a lab to avoid common pitfalls like lack of funding and oversight that could prevent successful establishment of a new initiative.

1. (Academic) Game [Design|Research]
Labs: What Are They and How Do You
(Not) Start One?
{Roger Altizer}, :Mark Chen:, |Tracy Fullerton|,
.Liz Lawley., /Scot Osterweil/, ~Kurt Squire~
GLS 2015

14. Other Resources / Initiatives
Komparative Studie von Game Labs weltweit
(Comparative study of Gamelabs) -Beat Suter, GameLab ZHDK

15. Questions
1. How are you funded?
2. How do you devote time to research, teaching,
development, management, etc?
3. Where in the university structure are you
situated, and are there any tips for what not to
do to get one started?
4. How do you be mindful of inclusion (and has
GG affected anything)?

16. Question 1
How are you funded?
(How the frell do you get funding??)

17. Question 2
How do you devote time to research, teaching,
development, management, etc?
(How much of that time is devoted to bs?)

18. Question 3
Where in the university structure are you
situated, and are there any tips for what not to
do to get one started?
(Besides to not get one started.)

19. Question 4
How do you be mindful of inclusion (and has
GG affected anything)?
(fracking GG)

21. (Academic) Game [Design|Research]
Labs: What Are They and How Do You
(Not) Start One?
{Roger Altizer}, :Mark Chen:, |Tracy Fullerton|,
.Liz Lawley., /Scot Osterweil/, ~Kurt Squire~
GLS 2015