7th Annual Games for Change Festival

This May, the only festival dedicated to the exciting new movement of Digital Games for Social Change will explore real-world impact, the latest games, and funding strategies.

Hosted in New York City by Parsons The New School for Design and The Games for Learning Institute at NYU, the 7th annual Games for Change Festival will take place May 24 – 27, 2010.

For the past 7 years the Games for Change Festival has continued to bring together the world’s leading foundations, NGOs, game-makers, academics, and journalists to explore how best to harness this incredibly powerful medium to help address the most critical issues of our day, from poverty, climate change, global conflicts, to human rights. Every year, the festival doubles in size and brings in new, high-impact partners.

The festival includes 4 exciting days of panels, keynotes and brainstorming sessions, as well as funders' meetings, press briefings, a private journalists dinner, birds-of-a-feather gatherings and the usual excellent networking opportunities. This year also features the always popular Expo and reception where attendees can play these new games first-hand.

Called "the Sundance of video games" for "socially-responsible game-makers" we’re promoting a new genre of video game – games to change the world – for the better.

Festival Schedule
    May 24th - Youth Game Design Workshop
    May 24th - G4C 101.5 Workshop
    May 25th - Festival
    May 26th - Festival
    May 27th - Games for Learning: Research and Design Innovation at NYU

What:
7th Annual G4C Festival 2010

When:
Mon.-Thurs., May 24th - 27th, 2010

Where:
Various locations around New York City

First Day Starts at Wollman Hall

66 W. 12th St.

New York, NY 10011

For more information, and to register for the festival please visit the event's official website: http://www.gamesforchange.org/fest2010