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04/02/2008

SCAD Student Activities Council presents David Kushner, a digital gaming and culture expert

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah College of Art and Design presents David Kushner, a digital gaming and culture expert, April 8, 7 p.m., at the Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. The event is free and open to the public.

David Kushner is a contributing editor to Wired and Rolling Stone magazines and author of nonfiction books "Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture" and "Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas." No one is more qualified to comment on the rise of techno-culture than Kushner. For more than a decade, he has chronicled this cutting-edge world in books and numerous articles for magazines including Spin and Salon.

The event is sponsored by the SCAD Student Activities Council. Media inquiries may be directed to 912.525.5225.

Named one of Kaplan's "25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future," the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Urban Design degrees.