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Lecture Series

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Established in 2009, the Game Center Lecture Series brings leading game design and game scholarship figures to the New York game development community. These lectures are open to the public and have been the occasion for many extraordinary standing-room-only events. The series has become a catalyst for the New York game scene, serving as a gathering point for local game developers and journalists as well as students and faculty from NYU and other NYC schools.

Past speakers include Double Fine Productions’ Tim Schafer, former NYU President John Sexton, co-founder and former president of thatgamecompany Kellee Santiago, and Professor Janet Murray from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Since 2011, most Lecture Series talks have been filmed and archived on our YouTube page. You can access the recording and a short description of the topic by clicking the speakers’ names below.

2020-2021
Elizabeth Hargrave | Joost van Dreunen| mattie | Victoria Tran | Emily Greer & Jim Greer | Latoya Peterson | Looking Back & Looking Forward
2019-2020
Marie Foulston | Bonnie Ruberg | Winnie Song
2018-2019
Steve Gaynor & Karla Zimonja | Daniel Benmergui | John Gonzalez | Jenova Chen | Nicky Case | Bioware’s Anthem: Performance & Direction
2017-2018
Robert Yang | David OReilly | Jane Ng | Austin Walker | Zach Barth | Mink ette
2016-2017
Matt Boch |  Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris |  Games Studies at 20 | Harvey Smith
2015-2016
Playstation VR | Katherine Isbister | Auriea Harvey | Naomi Clark | Matt Parker | Masayuki Uemura | Jane McGonigal
2014-2015
Jon Peterson | Natasha Schull | Anita Sarkeesian | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Cara Ellison | Yoichi Wada | Adam Saltsman
2013-2014
Charles Pratt | Bennett Foddy | Clara Fernandez-Vara | The Ludic Century Debate | Bernie DeKoven
2012-2013
Harvey Smith | John Sexton | Mary Flanagan | Jesper Juul | Chris Melissinos | Douglas Rushkoff | John Sharp
2011-2012
Jordan Mechner | Tim Schafer | The Ivory Tower Defense | Richard Lemarchand
2010-2011
Erik Wolpaw | Richard Garfield | Kellee Santiago | McKenzie Wark | Chris Hecker | NYC Makes Games | Janet Murray
2009-2010
Heather Kelley | The Game Journalist Panel | Alex Galloway | A Casual Revolution | Indie Game Panel | Clint Hocking | Noah Wardrip-Fruin
2008-2009
Eric Zimmerman & Katie Salen | Marc LeBlanc | Warren Spector | Jonathan Blow | Ian Bogost

To stay up to date with the Game Center Lecture Series as well as our other public events, be sure to get on our mailing list.

Art of the Game Center Lecture Series

The NYU Game Center commissions a poster for each Lecture Series entry. From 2008 to 2013 Rachel Morris helped define the strong visual style of the department, illustrating all of the Lecture Series posters. Recently we’ve worked with a number of other talented artists including, James Harvey, Winnie Song, Christina-Antoinette Neofotistou, Isaac Wong, Dana Terrace, Michael Rapa, Eltons Kūns, Elle Michalka, and Jiyoun Lee-Lodge. Below is a small collection of their illustrations.

Hang the art of the Lecture Series in your home, office, or wherever you need to cover up a wall. NYU Game Center posters are available to purchase here.

The Ludic Century NYU Game Center Lecture Series Poster


The Lecture Series featuring Rand Miller and John Romero.
Richard Garfield NYU Game Center Lecture Series Poster


 

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