My Perfect Console: Year of Games Edition with Evan Narcisse

Join us at the Year of Games Kick-Off Symposium at the University of Chicago for a Saturday keynote conversation with Evan Narcisse, renowned journalist, comic book writer, and video game narrative designer. Narcisse will join journalist and author Simon Parkin for a live recording of Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console. In this conversation the two will discuss the five video games Narcisse would like to immortalize on a fictional games machine. Through this prompt, the audience will hear about Narcisse's life and career through different eras and cultures of games and how he has built meaning from his experiences with game play.

Register here for this free event and check out the rest of the three day schedule of events at yearofgames.com.

This session is co-presented by University of Chicago Arts & Humanities Day and the Chicago Humanities Festival as part of the Year of Games Kick-Off Symposium at the University of Chicago.

The Year of Games is a university-wide initiative celebrating the vibrant culture of games and play at the University of Chicago. Taking place throughout the 2025–26 academic year, this collaborative effort will feature a dynamic series of events, exhibits, and activities. The Year of Games invites students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to explore how games shape culture, spark creativity, and foster connection.