There's more to game culture than playing games. Innovations within the game industry and the gamer community have sparked emergent forms of expression as well as an impressive amount of creative interaction and engagement. From the release of tools to make user-created content such as custom avatars and maps, to the addition of filmmaking tools, a large opening has formed in digital media through which gamers are showing that they are not just passive consumers, but engaged media makers.

SPACE: Underwater Lounge (66 Water Street)
DATE: Saturday, October 22. 2011
TIME: 7-9pm EST

Moderator: Josephine Dorado, The New School
Confirmed panelists:
Chris Burke, This Spartan Life
Matt Hawkins, Fort90
Jeremy Pesner, Georgetown University