Members of the CUNY Games Network will be presenting during the annual IT Conference at CUNY on November 29^th and 30^th. The advisory board will be presenting “Gaming Across the Curriculum,” which will provide an introduction to game-based learning along with examples of games designed and tested by CUNY faculty. The presentation will include “What’s Your Game Plan?,” a game designed by faculty member Joe Bisz. The game is designed to help educators create games for any classroom. The hands-on workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of game-based learning for novices and experts alike.

A second talk will feature a review of a new learning management system at BMCC called College Quest. The project, led by Joe Bisz and Francesco Crocco in conjunction with Neuronic Games, is designed to incorporate game mechanics into a college-wide LMS. Students design avatars, earn points and badges, work through levels, collaborate in a social network, receive push-notifications for deadlines, and much more.