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Speakers and Event Details Revealed for 12th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York

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  • Speakers and Event Details Revealed for 12th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York

    The 12th annual Games for Change Festival will take place in New York City from April 21-23. The event will be held at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and will be included as part of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.

    On Saturday, the Games for Change Arcade will be open to the public, allowing over 275,000 attendees to experience a day full of interactive games at the festival.
    Hosted and created by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, The Games for Change Festival remains the leading international event that unites game creators with organizations and thought leaders who are incorporating gaming into diverse industries: health, education, and social innovation. Over the years, the festival has played host to notable speakers ranging from Vice President Al Gore to the Honorable Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

    This year, the festival will feature keynote presentations by award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn (A Path Appears), Michael Abrash (Chief Scientist, Oculus VR), Rovio Fun Learning (From the developers of the blockbuster gaming app Angry Birds).

    Other notable speakers include Rami Ismail (Developer, Vlambeer), Meg Jayanth (Writer, 80 Days which was named Time Magazine’s 2014 Game of the Year), Jesse Schell (CEO, Schell Games), Frank Lantz (Director, NYU Game Center), Cecilia Dolk and Martin Ericsson (Nordic LARP makers), and more.

    The Games for Change Festival and its partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival aims to show that gaming is a great medium for meaningful storytelling and engagement.
    This year, in an effort to bridge the gap between the gaming and film industries, the Games for Change Festival will host a summit called The Games & Film Summit. Through panels, workshops, screenings, and gameplay opportunities, the day-long summit will illustrate how new and innovative platforms — including interactive documentaries, transmedia projects, films that play like games, and more — can serve the social good.

    “Games for Change is known for bringing together the brightest minds that are incorporating gaming into every aspect of life to advance society,” said Asi Burak, President of Games for Change. “This year we have our strongest and boldest line-up yet showcasing the latest work on all platforms from VR to mobile games.”

    You can also look for The Annual Games for Change Awards. The finalists for these awards will be announced at the end of March and the winners revealed on April 22. Find out more about the 2015 Games for Change Festival.
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