You are cordially invited to attend the Global Humanities Initiative (GHI)
Colloquium “Games, Competition and Absorption: A Philosophical and
Comparative Consideration”.

Date: 28 Apr 2022 (Thu)
Time: 9 – 11 a.m. HKT / 9 – 11 p.m. Montreal
Platform: Zoom
Language: English
Registration: Please click here (the Zoom link will be emailed to participants two
days before the colloquium.)
** Participating students will be granted 2 ECA hours /1 iGPS unit. **

Opening Remarks:
Prof. Simon Ho, President of HSUHK;
Prof. Luiz Oosterbeek, President of the International Council for
Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (CIPSH); and
Dr. Henry Li, Expert Fellow of Tencent Social Research Centre
(Dr. Li will also talk about esports in The 2022 Asian Games with Honor
of Kings 王者榮耀 as an example in the Discussion session)

Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. Gilbert Fong, Co-Director of HSUHK Global Humanities Initiative;
Dean & Professor of School of Translation and Foreign Languages, HSUHK

Topics & Speakers:
Citius, Altius, Fortious – Communiter(?): Post-Olympic Reflections on Competition
Prof. Philip Buckley, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy,
McGill University

Immersion in Digital Games: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Prof. Saulius Geniusas, Professor, Department of Philosophy, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Virtual Games: Dressing up Bugs to Fight for Man
Prof. Hsiung Ping-chen, Secretary-general of CIPSH; Co-Director of
HSUHK Global Humanities Initiative Committee

Discussion:
Prof. Desmond Hui*, Founding Head & Professor of the Department of Art and Design (AAD), HSUHK
Dr. Christine Choy, Associate Head & Assistant Professor, AAD, HSUHK; and
Dr. Henry Li, Expert Fellow of the Tencent Social Research Centre
*Chairman of Open Discussion

For further information, please click here.
All are welcome to join the colloquium. We look forward to seeing you.

Best regards
HSUHK Global Humanities Initiative