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Buffalo State and Butler Library will host a four-day event that will bring together professionals from campus, the community, and Buffalo Game Space, a local game-developer organization, to discuss the role that games and gaming have in our culture and careers.

In recent years, games, gamers, and the gaming industry have become areas of serious academic research. Students also have more paths than ever into the game industry as a career choice. Explore these ideas—and play some fun games—at Butler Library’s Game as Culture and Career event series November 17–20.

The event will include two panel discussions: The Game as Career panel, featuring experts from campus and from Buffalo Game Space, will take place on Tuesday, November 17, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Bulger Communication Center West 2. Panelists will discuss games and gaming from the perspective of professionals in the field. Find out what it takes to have a career in the game industry.

The Game as Culture panel will be held on Thursday, November 19, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Bulger Communication Center West 2. Panelists from Buffalo Game Space and the Buffalo community will discuss the impact of games and gaming on popular culture.

The library will also host Game Demo Night on Wednesday, November 18, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., when representatives from Buffalo Game Space will demonstrate independent games at various stages of development. The Buffalo State community can be among the first to see new, locally produced games and meet their creators.

The culminating event will be an open gaming night, Are You Game?! on Friday, November 20, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. C.R.A.G.G., Buffalo State's student gaming club, will be on hand to run tournaments and help manage the event. Game Demo Night and Are You Game?! will allow attendees the opportunity to explore new games, meet local game designers, and have fun playing some new and old favorites.

For more information on Game as Culture and Career, please visit the event website. Thanks to the Grant Allocation Committee for helping fund this event, and to Buffalo Game Space and C.R.A.G.G. for their support.