Games for Change Conference
In case you are in New York in June, the 2007 4th Annual Games for Change Festival will be taking place on June 11 - 12 at Parsons the New School for Design in NYC. Swain and I will both be speaking there.
Called "an early Sundance of video games" for "socially-minded game-makers" the festival will bring together leading non-profit organizations, game scholars, and industry experts to explore real world games with real-world impact. Participants include MoveOn, the MacArthur Foundation, MTV, and the UN, as well as artists and activists of all stripes. This new trend in gaming includes games about poverty, global warming, and Middle East peace. You'll get a chance to learn how these games are made during the daytime panels and presentations, and you can play and vote on the top games during the festival Expo Night, sponsored by Microsoft.
Please find the festival site here:
http://www.gamesforchange.org/conference/2007/index.php
And press highlights here:
http://www.gamesforchange.org/conference/2007/press.php