York College Transformative Games Initiative

Abstract Deadline Extended to Nov 1st for CUNY Games Festival!

October 16, 2015 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

Attention all CUNY and non-CUNY Gamers! We have extended the deadline for abstracts until November 1st to accommodate additional faculty and student presentations! The CUNY Games Network is excited to announce the third annual CUNY Games Festival to be held on January 22, 2016 at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan. We will also … Continue Reading ››

York College Transformative Games Initiative

Scope Management for Student Projects

October 6, 2015 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

It can be tempting to assign a bigger work week to developers, but I would go no larger than a 6 hour work week and I recommend cutting the work week in half for any leads to account for time spent on non-development tasks. Intentionally underestimating your development team's working hours allows you to … Continue Reading ››

York College Transformative Games Initiative

How Big Pharma speaks with its systems

September 28, 2015 Chloi Rad Leave a comment

There's a lot of money to be made in the pharmaceuticals business. Who knew? As the creator of the medicine-making management sim Big Pharma lays out in a recent Gamasutra blog post, his game broke even shortly after launching its beta back in May, and has earned back five times its original investment since … Continue Reading ››

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