Y Play Games is a game studies initiative at BYU, led by professors Michael Call (Comparative Arts and Letters) and Brian Croxall (Digital Humanities). Launched in 2023, Y Play Games encompasses a range of efforts:
- a game design lab, which is producing Cougar Tales for BYU’s 150th anniversary
- a lecture series, which features weekly 25-minute talks from faculty about important games
- a research group—in partnership with BYU’s Humanities Center—for faculty and graduate students, which foregrounds the latest scholarship
- a game archaeology library, which collects and preserves historic gaming consoles for study and play
