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Center for Social Media Event January 7, 2008 - by Ian Bogost The Center for Social Media is hosting an event, Making your Media Matter, on February 7-8 2008 at the American University in Washington DC. Among the panels is Games for Social Change: How Games and Video are Playing Well Together, which will be held the 7th at 5:30pm and moderated by Suzanne Seggerman of Games for Change. Panelists include Heidi Boisvert (ICED! I Can End Deportation), Eric Brown (PeaceMaker), Ivan Marovic (A Force More Powerful), Dennis Palmieri, (World Without Oil). Registration is a fairly modest $100 for the whole event. POST A COMMENT
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