Role Initiative: Create your own character
Date & Time
📅 Fri, Feb 13, 2026
🕐 2:00 PM
Ends: Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Location
📍 National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
🏙️ Edinburgh
About This Event
Join Sacha Coward, LGBT+ historian and game designer, to create your own characters inspired by the history of queer video games. Age 13-16.
Join Sacha Coward, LGBTQ+ historian and game designer, for this interactive workshop for young people looking at the history of identity and representation in gaming. Create your own characters inspired by the history of queer video games.
This event is for young people aged 13 to –16 years. Guardians are welcome to attend.
About the speaker
Sacha Coward is a historian, public speaker, tour guide and author of 'Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters'. He is passionate about queer history, mythology, folklore and storytelling in all their many forms. He has designed various interactive games and escape rooms for cultural organisations.
How do you want to get there?
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
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GBP 0.00 - 5.00
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Duration
1 hour
Refund Policy
Refunds up to 7 days before event
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