Sure, the US military uses video games to entice new recruits. But whether or not gaming could be used to foster social change offline remains to be seen. That's the big question up for debate at today's panel examining recent developments in socially conscious gaming. Participants include Susana Ruiz, a developer of award-winning games that have tackled the ongoing genocide in Darfur and gender stereotypes; Richard Tate of HopeLab, a company that has developed a game to help teens and young adults cope with cancer; and other academics and producers working in new media.