Event: Gaming for Humanitarianism – 2 June

Date: Tuesday 2 June 2026, 12:00 – 13:00 (BST)
Online Zoom Webinar
York Festival of Ideas

On Tuesday 2 June 2026, the Beyond Compliance Consortium (BCC) is providing a demonstration and reflective discussion on Gaming for Humanitarianism at the York Festival of Ideas.

Join Rebecca Sutton (University of Glasgow), Marc Linning (Center for Civilians in Conflict) and Daisy Abbott (The Glasgow School of Art), to learn about and see a demo of the BEYOND training tool, a serious game supporting individuals and organisations who work to address harm and need in war. This 2D training tool provides an interactive experience to cement learning on how interventions can best address ‘harm + need’ generated in conflict. The session will be chaired by Ioana Cismas (University of York).

Through a demonstration and guided discussion, discover how interactive experiences can have practical, real-world impact in humanitarian, human rights, and peacebuilding practice and research, and how game-based tools can be useful in other contexts, such as education.