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2026In personPanel 10Sunday 27th September 2026Horus Rising

‘Where Else Would They Go?’: Warhammer Stores as Informal Youth Provision in Post-Austerity England

Since 2010, youth services in England have sustained real-terms funding cuts of approximately 73%, with more than 760 youth centres and 4,500 youth work posts lost (YMCA, 2023). This paper asks what fills the gap and proposes that Games Workshop’s Warhammer stores represent one largely unexamined answer. Games Workshop has actively entered youth development space …

2025Friday 26th September 2025In personPanel 4Fulgrim vs Ferrus Manus (c) Games Workshop

“Into the Underhive”: Year 2 of Case Study on American Middle School Youth in Collaborative Tabletop Gaming

Heads up, scummers, we are in for some mayhem! Continuing research in SEL skills development and Peer relations in middle schoolers, this talk will present findings utilizing a “deeper dive” into longer gaming experiences through the use of the the “Necromunda” game system. Through the use of extended campaigns, role-reversal, and collabortive play, this study …