TILTFACTOR is the interdisciplinary laboratory led by Mary Flanagan in the Department of Film and Media Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York.

Tiltfactor specializes in in cutting edge humanistic, artistic, and scientific approaches to the intersection of computer gaming, cultural studies, and activism. At Tiltfactor, we make games and systems that reflect social justice causes. We focus on making computer games for social change, as well as custnm toolsets which embed human values.

The group has affiliations with artists, scientists, and other laboratories in the UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, and across the United States. Current collaborations include working with NYU, SUNY Buffalo, and independent researchers and artists.

Visit the home page of Tiltfactor http://www.tiltfactor.org. There you will find links to our research projects, information on our facilities, our members and participants, our events, and location information.

The Tiltfactor Lab @ Hunter focuses on making computer games for social change. The department offers a game design course (Concepts in Gaming) as well as a new media studies course, encouraging students to try new kinds of games that can make a difference. Tiltfactor also offers internships in game design, programming, graphic design, documentation, 3D modeling, and PR. Contact Professor Flanagan via email. . .