The NYU Game Center http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/be18/thenyugamecenter/ en Copyright 2009 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:44 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NYU Open Game Library Fall Schedule 12:00-9:00 pm, Monday - Friday

TSOA, 721 Broadway, Lower Level

Come play our expanding selection of games on all current-gen platforms.

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Place: 721 Broadway, room 006
The Casual Revolution and the Future of Video Games
RSVP: gamecenter@nyu.edu

Join us for the book launch and panel debate for Jesper Juul's new book A
Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players, out now on MIT
Press.

In this evening of debate, Jesper Juul (New York University Game Center) will
introduce the new book, followed by a panel discussion on the rise of casual
games and the future of video games. The panel will consist of Mia Consalvo
(MIT, author of Cheating), Nick Fortugno (Playmatics, formerly Gamelab) and
Wade Tinney (Large Animal)

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Friday, November 13
6:00 pm, Program F5
Filmmaker in person

For all Mead programs enter at 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue

To Order Tickets:
By Phone: 212-769-5200
Online: www.amnh.org/mead

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Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place: 721 Broadway, Room 006, lower level
RSVP: gamecenter@nyu.edu


The Indie Games panel will be a discussion of the design, development and culture surrounding independent games with three innovative and provocative indie developers: Anna Anthropy, Mark 'messhof' Essen, and Jonatan 'Cactus' Soderstrom.

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]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/be18/thenyugamecenter/2009/10/speakers_anna_anthropy_mark_me.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/be18/thenyugamecenter/2009/10/speakers_anna_anthropy_mark_me.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:36:13 -0500 Speaker: Clint Hocking Clint Hocking is a pioneering game designer whose work explores new directions for blending narrative and gameplay. He was the Creative Director on Far Cry 2 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

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