Changing the Face of Gaming Culture

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4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Nearly 227 million Americans across all ages play video games, according to an Entertainment Software Association report. And the world of video games is more than just franchise titles and big-name companies like Sony and Nintendo -- there’s a diverse and growing cohort of gamers, designers, developers and executives driving innovation in the art, tech, and narrative of a changing industry. We take an interactive look at the gaming world and the next generation of gamers and game design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.0	The video game industry is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the world. And the typical white male face of gaming, well, it's changing.
0:59.0	The video game industry is ripe with talent and ideas from gamers and designers of color,
1:03.0	often creating games and content independently.
1:06.0	In a forum live event taped earlier this month,
1:09.0	forum producer and guest host, Ariana Prail, spoke with some of those game designers and gamers of color for an interactive look
1:15.6	at the gaming world and its ongoing evolution.
1:18.5	We'll hear their conversation after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:39.2	Today we're bringing you a special Forum Live program on the changing face of gaming
1:43.3	taped earlier this month at
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