Members of the GORR
Role: Researcher, Co-founder
Name: Jean-Sébastien Houle
Class: PhD in Film Studies
Skills:
Cultural studies
Quebec mythologies
Issues of representation
Background: Jean-Sébastien Houle is a lecturer at the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval in Quebec City. He wrote a PhD thesis in film studies on exoticism in cinema, has a passion for role-playing games and developed an expertise in solo games, creative writing and punk philosophy.
Role : Researcher, Co-founder
Name: Jean-Charles Ray
Class : PhD in Comparative Literature and PhD in Film Studies
Skills:
Horror
Game and Narration Analysis
Scriptwriting
Background: Jean-Charles Ray is a lecturer at the Université de Montréal and Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue as well as an independent researcher. After writing his thesis on horror in literature and video games, he returned to his role-playing past and is developing a number of research and creative projects in this field.
Role: Researcher
Name: Roxanne Chartrand
Class: PhD student in video games studies
Skills:
Possible worlds theory
Philosophy
Feminist and queer games
Background: Roxanne Chartrand is a PhD student and lecturer at the Université de Montréal and at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Her doctoral research focuses on the theory of possible worlds and the metaphysical and meta-ethical dimensions of the videogame experience. A fan of role-playing games for a number of years, she is also interested in exploring all forms of imaginary game worlds.
Role: Psychologist
Name: Thibaut Sansorgné
Class: Master's Degree in neuropsychology and clinical neuroscience research
Skills:
Private practice
Training in developmental neuropsychology
Background: Thibaut Sansorgné is a psychologist based in Brive-la-Gaillarde. A grandmaster of Dungeon World, he uses this powered by the Apocalypse game as part of his clinical work. He also regularly gives training courses in neuropsychology, particularly on children's relationship with screens.
Role: Researcher
Name: Kevser Güngör
Class: PhD student in video games studies
Skills:
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Intermediality
Background: Kevser Güngör is a PhD sutdent in Anglophone Studies and Video Game Studies at the Université de Montréal and the Université Paris 8. She teaches science fiction and video games at the University, and her research focuses on the figure of the radical android in contemporary science fiction, with a particular interest in its philosophical and intermedial ramifications. The rest of her time is devoted almost exclusively to tabletop role-playing!