The video game industry is in a constant state of innovation: in the creation of development tools and content, their publication and distribution, and in the area of hardware… More significant still, innovation is an integral part of all the links in the value chain. These past few months have been rife with innovation in the area of content (Little Big Planet, MadWorld, World Of Goo, the host of titles coming out of console makers' virtual shops and from the Apple Store), in the different genres and segments (Casual Games, Serious Games), in the technologies being used (accelerometer, sensors, pointers, multi-point touch-screen), in the equipment (DSi, iPhone, Onlive, Gaikai, Zeebo), the business models and electronic distribution. The 8th annual Video Game Seminar will examine the relationship between video games and innovation by exploring a number of areas where it is particularly lively and intense.