Bringing together prominent game designers, artists, and critics, Next Level takes a look at the recent rise of indie gaming: a vibrant new culture of individually made and self-distributed video games that blur the line between digital art and creative entertainment.

Featuring artist and game designers Mark Essen, Jason Rohrer, and Greg Costikyan.  Moderated by Rhizome staff writer Ed Halter, an author, critic, and curator whose book From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Video Games was published in 2006.

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Randy Balma, Municipal Abortionist, Mark Essen with music by Jordan Stone and A.A. Kurtz, 2008