OASIS Events are always free of charge and open to everyone.
OASIS is currently closed for the summer. Some talks may be organized during the break, but otherwise we welcome you to organize and join events again starting from Aug 17!
If you are interested in organizing an OASIS Event, please make a booking request through a form https://goo.gl/forms/yp7ZMROsEvEcf6ID3 or email us at events.oasisutafi@gmail.com.
* OASIS Events are always open for everyone and free of charge. Anyone can organize an OASIS Event Mon-Thu 10-17 and Fri 10-16.
** OASIS After Hour Events can be private, but only Mon-Fri 17-20. OASIS After Hours don’t have OASIS Key Master support.
Upcoming OASIS Events:
- 11/06/2026
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Oasis Lunchtime Talk: Camilla Rinciari
11/06/2026 12:00 - 13:00The Myth of Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of Unity and Roblox Studio
Camilla RinciariGame engines are not simple neutral tools, but socio-technical infrastructures that influence cultural production. Through a comparative analysis of standard development platforms like Unity and proprietary platform tools such as Roblox Studio, this talk unmasks the pervasive rhetoric of democratization, framing these ecosystems as inhabited territories rather than mere software. Employing a Science and Technology Studies (STS) lens and an auto-ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the promise of technical accessibility masks rigid infrastructural constraints, thereby revealing how platforms standardize creativity and configure pedagogical processes to channel creators’ labor through precarious market logics, ultimately exercising asymmetrical power.
Camilla is a PhD Candidate at Politecnico di Milano and a visiting researcher at Tampere's Game Research Lab. Her research combines Science and Technology Studies (STS) and social sustainability perspectives on platform capitalism, digital labor, and cultural production. Her doctoral project focuses on algorithmic governance and infrastructural lock-ins in Roblox Studio.
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