Carnegie Mellon University's Art of Play Symposium and Arcade will explore the video game as art and as a creative medium.

The university's School of Art and Entertainment Technology Center are co-hosting the two-day event, which will be held Monday and Tuesday. It is free and open to the public.

The symposium brings together game developers, artists and researchers to explore creativity in game design and gaming as an expressive medium.

Highlights include "The Art of Play Arcade," an exhibition where participants can play both independently and commercially created games, along with tours of Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center.

For more information and a full schedule of symposium events, go to: www.theartofplay.com.

Events will be held at the College of Fine Arts or Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall on the CMU campus. Shuttle buses will take participants to the Entertainment Technology Center.

Information: 412-268-2409.