TGI Student Wins Game Innovation Fellowship

December 6, 2013 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

Sade McIntosh, a student at York College and a member of the Transformative Games Initiative, earned a video game innovation fellowship for her game Restaurant Rockstar, which teaches students about Nutrition Fact labels. The ESA | LOFT Video Gaming Innovation Fellowship strives to encourage youth … Continue Reading ››

CUNY Games Network, News and Views

Utopian Studies Seminar

December 4, 2013 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

The Utopian Studies Seminar is hosting a discussion of Ahmed Khaled Towfik’s Utopia (2009), which offers a chilling vision of a future neo-liberal world order. Possible Worlds, Alternative Futures will discuss the implications of Towfik's work for utopian and ludic studies. The projects is co-sponsored by the CUNY Games Network. Tuesday, December 10th at 4:15 pm, CUNY Graduate Center, … Continue Reading ››

News and Views, York College Transformative Games Initiative

York College Offers Course on the Art and Sound of Video Games

November 22, 2013 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

Close up of a graduation cap and a certificate with a ribbon

Dr. Sarah-Kate Gillespie and Dr. Tom Zlabinger, Assistant Professors of Performing and Fine Arts at York College, have created a course where students learn about games, art, music, culture, and media from a critical perspective. The … Continue Reading ››

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