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What drives the development of games? Is it demand and the market, or is it rather art and AI that propel the evolution of games? New technical innovations make it possible to bring artistic ideas to life, while new artistic ideas call for technical innovations. This panel will explore this interplay and other topics addressed in the new, substantially expanded and updated edition of the handbook *Gameskultur* (edited by Olaf Zimmermann and Felix Falk). Panelists include: Prof. Lena Falkenhagen (games author, professor at the Essen Academy of Fine Arts, and chair of the Association of German Writers), Prof. Dr. Johanna Pirker (professor at the Technical University of Munich and the Graz University of Technology, as well as a member of the Austrian Council for Research, Science, Innovation, and Technology Development), and Olaf Zimmermann (executive director of the German Cultural Council and editor of the *Handbuch Gameskultur*). Moderation: Anna Grebe (Medien.Politik.Partizipation)
