Matthew K. Gold started “NYU Gaming Conference – “Different Games” – 4/26-27, NYU-Polytech” in CUNY Games Network:

“Please save the date and register now for Different Games! Different Games is the first conference on diversity, difference and inclusivity in digital games, hosted April 26-27, 2013 at NYU’s Polytechnic Institute in downtown Brooklyn. Different Games is a space for radical discussions of representation in games and the relationship of the medium to designer and player identity. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Events at Different Games will involve panel discussions, hands on workshops, peer-to-peer breakout sessions and a game arcade. Keynotes include Mary Flanagan, ”Critical Play: Inclusive Design, Revolutionary Games” and Celia Pearce, “Kickstarting a Revolution, One Tweet at a Time.” Other presenters include Anna Anthropy, Mattie Brice, Robert Yang, Nick Fortungo, Adrienne Shaw, Raiford Guins, Kaho Abe, representatives of Babycastles and more! For our tentative schedule, please check our website:

http://www.differentgames.org/schedule/

Different Games is free to all presenters and attendees, but space is limited, so we do ask that you register via differentgames.eventbrite.com.

All questions should be direct to Different Games co-organizer, Laine.Nooney@gmail.com

See you there!
Sarah Schoemann + Laine Nooney
Different Games Co-Organizers”