Guest Lecture Thursday May 21st, 2026: Anders Lauridsen

We are excited to announce that Anders Lauridsen, on Thursday May 21st, 2026 will be giving a guest lecture titled "The Art, Craft and Science of Video Game Design in the Arctic".

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Publisert: 18.05.26 10:06 Oppdatert: 20.05.26 14:58
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EDIT: Room has been changed to B302, and a streaming link has been added for those not able to attend in-person.

Professional/academic contact person: André Henriksen

Target group: Anyone with an interest in arctic innovation, product design and the technical production of video-games. The latter half of the talk will lean into the computer-science aspect with plenty of room for questions.

Welcome!

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Date: Thursday May 21st, 2026, at 14:15
Place: Realfagbygget, Store Auditorium B302
Title: "The Art, Craft and Science of Video Game Design in the Arctic"
Lecturer: Anders Lauridsen
Streaming URL: https://uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=596e9963-d1c2-4508-a832-b45000d3b684 

Abstract

This lecture describes the process of designing and producing a commercial video game. I will provide a brief overview of the current state of the video games industry as well as its relevance to northern-Norway. We will then explore the technical aspect of design and implementation with an emphasis on software architecture and tooling. Finally, we’ll discuss the role of AI in the video-games industry.

Bio

Anders Lauridsen is a UiT alumnus who has built a successful career as a video-game designer in northern Norway. He is also an industry mentor at the Department of Computer Science at UiT.

 


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