SXSWorld
Issue link: https://sxsw.uberflip.com/i/842067
GAMING ... A GLOBAL WAY OF LIFE What are games? They can be generally summarized as: Players acting in accor- dance with set rules and having success or failure determined by skill, strength or chance. Games, though often sim- ple, can focus on such complex human activities as language, law, philosophy and conflict. When paired with today's technological advancements, the future of gaming seems boundless. Game-playing is one of our oldest forms of social interaction, with rules often framing the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable actions within a giv- en culture. Games have been powerful vessels for passing down cultural tradi- tions and identity to future genrations, It is no wonder then that today's gam- ing culture is global. This is on display at the SXSW Gaming Conference & Festival in the number of countries represented on the Gamer's Voice Stage, in the Student Showcase, presented by The Art Institutes, and at the Pitch Competition, presented by Streamline Studios. These nations are represented in the graphic above. Check out all of SXSW Gaming from Thursday, March 16 – Saturday, March 18 at the Austin Convention Center. SXSW GAMING 2017 entries for Gamer's Voice Stage, SXSW Gaming Pitch Competition and SXSW Gaming Student Showcase Cities with most entries: New York City, Paris, Montreal Bucaramanga, Colombia Papakura, New Zealand Secunderabad, India Jakarta, Indonesia US state with second most entries: Texas and New York Entries from 14 different US states US state with most entries: California Entries from 17 International Countries (non US) Foreign country with most entries: Canada Foreign country with second most entries: UK Hilversum, Netherlands Talinn, Estonia Budapest, Hungary Floridavegen, Norway Places represented include: