NYC Resistor Presents, the next in our monthly Live Circuit talk series:

Mainstream media bombard us with very specific ideas about gender, sexual freedom, erotic desire, and queerness. But what about games? While we don't tend to think of games as sites to explore sexuality⁠, the medium of games is uniquely positioned to spread ideas of sex positivity and queer inclusivity. Experimental game designers have been doing just that: pushing at the boundaries of what we consider to be sexy, sexual, and queer⁠—all through the medium of play.

Sharang Biswas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and artist based in NYC. He just completed a game design residency at the Museum of the Moving Image and is teaching games & media at Dartmouth this summer. He has exhibited works at numerous festivals and galleries including the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, PioneerWorks in Brooklyn, and the International Festival of Independent Games (IndieCade). He is the coeditor of STRANGE LUSTS / STRANGE LOVES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF EROTIC INTERACTIVE FICTION and HONEY & HOT WAX: AN ANTHOLOGY OG EROTIC ART GAMES

This event will be online via Zoom, and tickets will be Pay-What-You-Wish.

The suggested price for this talk is $15. Refunds up to 24 hours before the event. Event page with Zoom link will become available 1 hour before the event begins. Recording will be available to ticket holders for 30 days after the event.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this one is governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.