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Y Play Games is a game studies initiative in the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.
Y Play Lecture Series
Games are important cultural artifacts, and—just like poetry, film, and visual art—they reward closer study.
Cougar Tales
Cougar Tales is a board game created by students and faculty to celebrate BYU's 150th anniversary.
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Winter 2026 Y Play Lectures

The Y Play Lecture series returns for the Winter 2026 semester. Lectures take place on Mondays at 4 pm in JFSB B003, except for the week of President’s Day.

DateGameFaculty Lecturer
26 JanuaryTecmo Super BowlMichael Easterling
2 FebruaryMadden NFL ’95Robert Hudson
9 FebruaryMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles MoralesDan Paul
16 Februaryno lecture
23 FebruaryGran Turismo 7Jeremy Browne
2 MarchLife is StrangeJon Ostenson
9 MarchTBDKerry Soper
16 MarchDungeons and DragonsSami Chun
23 MarchPax VikingNate Kramer
30 MarchTBDDerek Hansen
6 AprilTBDSeth Holladay and Parris Egbert