NYU Game Center
@nyugamecenter.bsky.social
We celebrate games as a creative practice & offer courses and public programs on the design, production, and study of games as an aesthetic and cultural form.
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Finally, tomorrow night, it's time again for NO QUARTER 2025! Our annual exhibition presents 4 brand new installation games from inspiring creators, all built for play in a public space. You'll have one of a kind experiences alongside devs from all over! RSVP for a free ticket now before we run out!
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Finally, tomorrow night, it's time again for NO QUARTER 2025! Our annual exhibition presents 4 brand new installation games from inspiring creators, all built for play in a public space. You'll have one of a kind experiences alongside devs from all over! RSVP for a free ticket now before we run out!
We've got 2 amazing events still to come, on Saturday! In the morning, come back to @boshis.place 11am-2pm for a Game Manual Jam! Imagine and co-create a manual for a game that doesn't exist! (yet?) Play & craft, read cool game manuals of history, & contribute to a new speculative manual together!
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We've got 2 amazing events still to come, on Saturday! In the morning, come back to @boshis.place 11am-2pm for a Game Manual Jam! Imagine and co-create a manual for a game that doesn't exist! (yet?) Play & craft, read cool game manuals of history, & contribute to a new speculative manual together!
Game Design Days continues at @boshis.place as we head into the home stretch! TONIGHT: "creatures of light," a curated games gallery show all about angels! Join us ready for live music, visuals, games to play, and singing! Bring your own instruments if you like!
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November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Game Design Days continues at @boshis.place as we head into the home stretch! TONIGHT: "creatures of light," a curated games gallery show all about angels! Join us ready for live music, visuals, games to play, and singing! Bring your own instruments if you like!
game-design-days.com#creatures-of...
game-design-days.com#creatures-of...
Game Design Days part 8! Tonight at 6pm, come visit BumbleBear Games at their Open Studio in DUMBO! The creators of Killer Queen, ZOMBEEZ, and Black Emperor will be there to show off their new prototypes, the hardware they use to build great arcade games, and talk to you about their development!
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Game Design Days part 8! Tonight at 6pm, come visit BumbleBear Games at their Open Studio in DUMBO! The creators of Killer Queen, ZOMBEEZ, and Black Emperor will be there to show off their new prototypes, the hardware they use to build great arcade games, and talk to you about their development!
The next Game Design Days event is back at @wonderville.nyc tonight, where you'll see a live performance from @layerhythm.bsky.social of game based dance & interaction with the audience! Doors at 7pm, performance at 8pm! Please rsvp for free tickets, find links to all events at game-design-days.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The next Game Design Days event is back at @wonderville.nyc tonight, where you'll see a live performance from @layerhythm.bsky.social of game based dance & interaction with the audience! Doors at 7pm, performance at 8pm! Please rsvp for free tickets, find links to all events at game-design-days.com
Later this morning & afternoon, for the next part of Game Design Days, join @boshis.place at Fort Greene Park from 11am - 2pm for Outdoor Games! Meet them at the center of the park for: warm, decaffeinated tea (bring a mug!) & field games in the "new games" tradition with props and two parachutes!
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Later this morning & afternoon, for the next part of Game Design Days, join @boshis.place at Fort Greene Park from 11am - 2pm for Outdoor Games! Meet them at the center of the park for: warm, decaffeinated tea (bring a mug!) & field games in the "new games" tradition with props and two parachutes!
Game Design Days continues tonight 5 - 8 w/ School for Poetic Computation at Boshi's Place! Play games that are fun, weird, and personal! Arcade showcase features games made by students of 100 Games Later: Athletic Aesthetics & Shitpost Mechanics taught by @beetleeggblues.bsky.social . Check em out!
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Game Design Days continues tonight 5 - 8 w/ School for Poetic Computation at Boshi's Place! Play games that are fun, weird, and personal! Arcade showcase features games made by students of 100 Games Later: Athletic Aesthetics & Shitpost Mechanics taught by @beetleeggblues.bsky.social . Check em out!
And on Sunday at 1pm, to cap off this first weekend's events, Game Design Days is so excited to partner again with @scryptidgames.bsky.social and @twentysided.bsky.social for another amazing panel about the state of Tabletop Roleplaying, and to get you inspired for the writing workshop!
Links below
Links below
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
And on Sunday at 1pm, to cap off this first weekend's events, Game Design Days is so excited to partner again with @scryptidgames.bsky.social and @twentysided.bsky.social for another amazing panel about the state of Tabletop Roleplaying, and to get you inspired for the writing workshop!
Links below
Links below
Game Design Days also continues later tomorrow with FREE tickets to Game of 1000 Boxes in midtown! The 8:30pm show is sold out but there are a few tickets left for the recently added 3:30pm show! Go play incredibly rad team based party games in an immersive space, and hear all about the development!
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Game Design Days also continues later tomorrow with FREE tickets to Game of 1000 Boxes in midtown! The 8:30pm show is sold out but there are a few tickets left for the recently added 3:30pm show! Go play incredibly rad team based party games in an immersive space, and hear all about the development!
More Game Design Days ahead! Following tonight's kickoff party, tomorrow at 2:30pm, return to @wonderville.nyc where curator Mark Kleback will take guests through the arcade to talk about the history of the games, devs, and show us under the hood! 1 hour of free play to follow, all ages welcome!
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
More Game Design Days ahead! Following tonight's kickoff party, tomorrow at 2:30pm, return to @wonderville.nyc where curator Mark Kleback will take guests through the arcade to talk about the history of the games, devs, and show us under the hood! 1 hour of free play to follow, all ages welcome!
Join us tomorrow night for the Game Design Days Launch Party! Kick off the festivities with us this Friday, 11/14, at none other than @wonderville.nyc! The party starts at 8:30pm, event is 21+. Come meet event organizers, play in the arcade, dance, and learn more about the rest of the week ahead!
I'm doing visuals at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social party at @wonderville.nyc! I'm excited to collab with @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social 7 years after we first worked together. We've both evolved as artists so much, and we're making a unified audiovisual experience together. I will try something new!
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Join us tomorrow night for the Game Design Days Launch Party! Kick off the festivities with us this Friday, 11/14, at none other than @wonderville.nyc! The party starts at 8:30pm, event is 21+. Come meet event organizers, play in the arcade, dance, and learn more about the rest of the week ahead!
A live game show, a game manual jam, game-based street dance & live music, networking and gallery shows… a few highlights from our packed week of Game Design Days 2025!
The fun kicks off this Friday, 11/14, leading up to No Quarter on 11/22. Free events all week — most requiring RSVP!
Link in bio!
The fun kicks off this Friday, 11/14, leading up to No Quarter on 11/22. Free events all week — most requiring RSVP!
Link in bio!
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A live game show, a game manual jam, game-based street dance & live music, networking and gallery shows… a few highlights from our packed week of Game Design Days 2025!
The fun kicks off this Friday, 11/14, leading up to No Quarter on 11/22. Free events all week — most requiring RSVP!
Link in bio!
The fun kicks off this Friday, 11/14, leading up to No Quarter on 11/22. Free events all week — most requiring RSVP!
Link in bio!
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents: Alumni Developers Panel
Next Thurs. Nov. 13th 7pm - 8:30pm
In-person & live at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a panel discussion with the developers behind Consume Me, despelote, and Baby Steps!
RSVP Here: alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
Next Thurs. Nov. 13th 7pm - 8:30pm
In-person & live at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a panel discussion with the developers behind Consume Me, despelote, and Baby Steps!
RSVP Here: alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents: Alumni Developers Panel
Next Thurs. Nov. 13th 7pm - 8:30pm
In-person & live at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a panel discussion with the developers behind Consume Me, despelote, and Baby Steps!
RSVP Here: alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
Next Thurs. Nov. 13th 7pm - 8:30pm
In-person & live at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a panel discussion with the developers behind Consume Me, despelote, and Baby Steps!
RSVP Here: alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
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Excited to be working w/ @tigershungry.co.uk & the NYU crew to make an intramural, bsports tournament for NO QUARTER 2025!
To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at
@nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6
@boshis.place 11/7
@wonderville.nyc 11/8
To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at
@nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6
@boshis.place 11/7
@wonderville.nyc 11/8
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Excited to be working w/ @tigershungry.co.uk & the NYU crew to make an intramural, bsports tournament for NO QUARTER 2025!
To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at
@nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6
@boshis.place 11/7
@wonderville.nyc 11/8
To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at
@nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6
@boshis.place 11/7
@wonderville.nyc 11/8
Game Design Days is also returning November 14-22! This event series highlights the underground independent game design communities of NYC, creating additional opportunities for anyone curious about game design to connect with local studios, collectives, and spaces.
game-design-days.com
game-design-days.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Game Design Days is also returning November 14-22! This event series highlights the underground independent game design communities of NYC, creating additional opportunities for anyone curious about game design to connect with local studios, collectives, and spaces.
game-design-days.com
game-design-days.com
No Quarter is back!
On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition!
No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com
On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition!
No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No Quarter is back!
On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition!
No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com
On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition!
No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com
Local high school student interested in game development? The application to our FREE Future Game Designers program is now live! Join us tomorrow, Saturday 10/25 at 1pm on Zoom for the virtual open house + Q&A. Deadline to apply is Nov 10. More info here: tisch.nyu.edu/future-artis...
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Local high school student interested in game development? The application to our FREE Future Game Designers program is now live! Join us tomorrow, Saturday 10/25 at 1pm on Zoom for the virtual open house + Q&A. Deadline to apply is Nov 10. More info here: tisch.nyu.edu/future-artis...
Announcing:
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Dimma Davidoff
"Minimum Viable Mystery"
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
IRL and at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a conversation with Dimma Davidoff, the creator of the Mafia game!
RSVP: dimmadavidofflectureseries.eventbrite.com
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Dimma Davidoff
"Minimum Viable Mystery"
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
IRL and at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a conversation with Dimma Davidoff, the creator of the Mafia game!
RSVP: dimmadavidofflectureseries.eventbrite.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Announcing:
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Dimma Davidoff
"Minimum Viable Mystery"
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
IRL and at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a conversation with Dimma Davidoff, the creator of the Mafia game!
RSVP: dimmadavidofflectureseries.eventbrite.com
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Dimma Davidoff
"Minimum Viable Mystery"
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
IRL and at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for a conversation with Dimma Davidoff, the creator of the Mafia game!
RSVP: dimmadavidofflectureseries.eventbrite.com
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ahh good shit in this indiana jones game dev talk by Zeke Virant. talking about their "hand shapes" and grip system... they made all these box / cylinder / 1h / 2h presets, "we used small cylinder a lot" (screenshots from the live twitch right now -- www.twitch.tv/nyugamecenter )
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ahh good shit in this indiana jones game dev talk by Zeke Virant. talking about their "hand shapes" and grip system... they made all these box / cylinder / 1h / 2h presets, "we used small cylinder a lot" (screenshots from the live twitch right now -- www.twitch.tv/nyugamecenter )
We're going live with our FIRST Lecture Series event of the Fall 2025 semester in just 15 minutes!
Featuring Game Center alum Zeke Virant discussing his work on "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
Join us at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Featuring Game Center alum Zeke Virant discussing his work on "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
Join us at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Our first Lecture Series event is happening NEXT THURSDAY!
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We're going live with our FIRST Lecture Series event of the Fall 2025 semester in just 15 minutes!
Featuring Game Center alum Zeke Virant discussing his work on "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
Join us at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Featuring Game Center alum Zeke Virant discussing his work on "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
Join us at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
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A friend of the org is in search of specialized tech support for Kodansha House's event in SoHo, 10/4-10/19!
They need someone who can pop in to check on the exhibit a few times, and be on call in case of technical issues.
*Arcade repair experience REQUIRED*
www.kodanshahouse.com
They need someone who can pop in to check on the exhibit a few times, and be on call in case of technical issues.
*Arcade repair experience REQUIRED*
www.kodanshahouse.com
Kodansha House | Where Manga Meets
For over a century, Kodansha has been the ultimate destination for manga lovers. Where stories, characters, and fans all converge and connect. Bridging different cultures, connecting communities, and ...
www.kodanshahouse.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A friend of the org is in search of specialized tech support for Kodansha House's event in SoHo, 10/4-10/19!
They need someone who can pop in to check on the exhibit a few times, and be on call in case of technical issues.
*Arcade repair experience REQUIRED*
www.kodanshahouse.com
They need someone who can pop in to check on the exhibit a few times, and be on call in case of technical issues.
*Arcade repair experience REQUIRED*
www.kodanshahouse.com
Our first Lecture Series event is happening NEXT THURSDAY!
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Our first Lecture Series event is happening NEXT THURSDAY!
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
Featuring alum Zeke Virant - "Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
RSVP Here: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Cool new poster by Eva Sterrett - find more of her work here: sterretteva.myportfolio.com
Announcing:
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Zeke Virant
Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
Thurs. Oct. 2nd 7pm - 8:30pm
IRL & at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for our first Lecture Series of Fall 2025 feat. alum Zeke Virant!
RSVP: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Zeke Virant
Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
Thurs. Oct. 2nd 7pm - 8:30pm
IRL & at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for our first Lecture Series of Fall 2025 feat. alum Zeke Virant!
RSVP: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Zeke Virant
Zeke Virant - Game Center MFA alum and lead game designer at MachineGames - is visiting as our first Lecture Series talk for Fall 2025!
zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Announcing:
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Zeke Virant
Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
Thurs. Oct. 2nd 7pm - 8:30pm
IRL & at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for our first Lecture Series of Fall 2025 feat. alum Zeke Virant!
RSVP: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Zeke Virant
Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
Thurs. Oct. 2nd 7pm - 8:30pm
IRL & at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Join us for our first Lecture Series of Fall 2025 feat. alum Zeke Virant!
RSVP: zekevirantlectureseries.eventbrite.com
Announcing:
How to Play the Sondheim Way w/ Barry Joseph
Thurs. Sept. 25th, 7pm-8:30pm
Join us for a lecture/workshop! Discover how the playful approach to parlor games of the famed lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim can inspire our own creative practices.
RSVP: barryjosephworkshop.eventbrite.com
How to Play the Sondheim Way w/ Barry Joseph
Thurs. Sept. 25th, 7pm-8:30pm
Join us for a lecture/workshop! Discover how the playful approach to parlor games of the famed lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim can inspire our own creative practices.
RSVP: barryjosephworkshop.eventbrite.com
How to Play the Sondheim Way - A Lecture & Workshop with Barry Joseph
Join us for a lecture and workshop with Barry Joseph, games educator and author of How to Play the Sondheim Way!
barryjosephworkshop.eventbrite.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Announcing:
How to Play the Sondheim Way w/ Barry Joseph
Thurs. Sept. 25th, 7pm-8:30pm
Join us for a lecture/workshop! Discover how the playful approach to parlor games of the famed lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim can inspire our own creative practices.
RSVP: barryjosephworkshop.eventbrite.com
How to Play the Sondheim Way w/ Barry Joseph
Thurs. Sept. 25th, 7pm-8:30pm
Join us for a lecture/workshop! Discover how the playful approach to parlor games of the famed lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim can inspire our own creative practices.
RSVP: barryjosephworkshop.eventbrite.com
Playtest Thursday RETURNS next Thursday, Sept. 11th at the NYU Game Center!
Our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on work-in-progress games is back for the Fall 2025 semester!
External guests of NYU who wish to join, please fill out this form: forms.gle/3EdgXVDe95P7...
Our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on work-in-progress games is back for the Fall 2025 semester!
External guests of NYU who wish to join, please fill out this form: forms.gle/3EdgXVDe95P7...
Playtest Thursday Visitor Request Form - Fall 2025
Fill out this form to be placed on the guest list for Playtest Thursday! If you do not fill out this form and show up for a Playtest Thursday at 370 Jay Street, you may be turned away from entry to th...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Playtest Thursday RETURNS next Thursday, Sept. 11th at the NYU Game Center!
Our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on work-in-progress games is back for the Fall 2025 semester!
External guests of NYU who wish to join, please fill out this form: forms.gle/3EdgXVDe95P7...
Our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on work-in-progress games is back for the Fall 2025 semester!
External guests of NYU who wish to join, please fill out this form: forms.gle/3EdgXVDe95P7...