A Discovery Channel mini series examining the penetration of the video game industry into society, titled "Rise of the Video Game" features an appearance from Bungie's Sandbox Design Lead on Halo 3, Jaime Griesemer. New episodes in this five-part series air on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT. There's a whole mess of video game industry folks and a bunch of information on the industry's growth and change, with looks at various genres, consoles and franchises. Thus far, Jaime appeared in Level 2 (the Nov. 28th episode of the show, check local listings for repeat episodes).

From the episode description at the Discovery channel Web site, this week's episode  (Level 3) will look at the change from 2-D games to 3-D games and the rise of the first-person shooter.

Level 4 (the Dec. 12 episode) will include discussions on Machinima and how games like Halo "incorporate custom content that is shared with others through the Internet."

For more information on "Rise of the Video Game," check out the Discovery Channel's Web site.