Sleeping Dogs: Spatial Representations of Hong Kong in Western Gaming

Game Workshop

25 Sept 2025 (Thu)
Doors Open 7.30pm, Loading Bar, Stoke Newington
Speaker: Dr. Rob Gallagher, Aidan Page

Writer and curator Aidan Page will be in conversation with King’s College London’s Dr. Rob Gallagher to present a workshop on the spatial representations of Hong Kong in the video game Sleeping Dogs, focusing on the complexities and challenges of depicting the city through the lens of non-Asian developers. Set in the local Hackney gaming pub Loading Bar, guests are invited to mingle over drinks and join discussions following the lecture. This event offers a unique intersection of gaming, urban studies, and cultural critique, exploring how digital spaces shape our understanding of place and identity.

Doors open 19:30, event begins 20:00.

This event is presented in partnership with KCL Department of Culture, Media, and Creative Industries.