Video Gaming: Playing with Ethics
Town hall discussion on the societal impacts of video game play
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The Tech Museum of Innovation, New Venture Hall
201 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113
Free admission, SCU students with valid ID
$5, Tech Museum members
$10, general admission
*Concessions available for purchase
4 - 6 p.m. Open time in "Game On" exhibition
6 - 7:15 p.m. Panel discussion and Q&A
7:15 - 8 p.m. Open time in "Game On" exhibition
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The Tech Museum of Innovation, in partnership with Santa Clara University, will present a unique panel session and open forum discussion on ethics and video gaming. The evening will focus on hot topics such as violence, gender issues and addiction as they relate to young gamers.
Featured panelists:
- California Assemblyman Leland Yee
Key supporter of a recent measure to prevent the sale of violent games to minors
- Mike Antonucci
Popular Culture and Video Game Writer, San Jose Mercury News
- Kristin Asleson McDonnell
CEO of LimeLife, developer and publisher of mobile phone games for women and girls
- Susan Leigh Star, Moderator
Professor and Senior Scholar, Santa Clara University
This evening session takes place in conjunction with "Game On", a major new exhibit at The Tech that looks at the evolution of video game play, development and culture over the last 40 years. The exhibit, which has toured Europe, Israel and now the U.S., features unique art installations, artifacts, and well over 100 playable games (past & present).
Catch Game On now through January 6 at The Tech.
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Game On was organized by Barbican Art Gallery, London in collaboration with the National Museums of Scotland.
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Presented by The Tech Museum of Innovation, Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and Center for Science, Technology, and Society
The Tech Museum of Innovation | 201 South Market Street | San Jose, CA 95113 | www.thetech.org
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