2nd Annual Spring Fighter Tournament
UPDATE: Sorry to report that all spaces have filled for each of our Spring Fighter events. The event is open to the public and we will have some room for spectators and for folks who want to play Arcade Edition on Saturday. However, we have had overwhelming interest in this event, and if the amount of spectators or Arcade Edition players impedes the tournament we’ll have to ask those folks to leave. Thank you for your interest in one of our most popular events of the year, and we hope to see you at future events!
We are proud to announce our 2nd Annual Spring Fighter Tournament on April 16th. With the success of last year’s tournament, we’ve stepped up our game and are devoting April 14th, 15th, and 16th to three unique and exciting Street Fighter IV events. Follow the link for full details.
Announcing the Game Center Film Series
The NYU Game Center is proud to announce its first Film Series. Each month this semester The NYU Game Center will be showing a film which examines one aspect of the culture of games. Each showing will be preceded by an introduction from Charles Pratt, a researcher at the Center, and some will also feature a Q&A session with the creators of the film. The films we’ll be featuring this semester are:
Play! on Feb. 24 – This short film that imagines a not-too-distant future where video games have become indistinguishable from reality. A collaboration between between filmmaker David Kaplan and game designer Eric Zimmerman, this film uses videogames as the metaphor for the very human search for meaning and identity.
Beyond the Game on Mar. 10 – This documentary looks at the culture of high level, high stakes Warcraft III. Following to of the top players, Grubby and Sky, up to and beyond their meeting at the championship match of the World Cyber Games.
GET LAMP on Mar. 31 – A documentary tracing the history of the text adventure, this film examines some the most important moments in the forms development and talks to some of its most influential creators.
I Got Next on Apr. 14th - Our final film takes a look at the Street Fighter scene, and the players who make it one of the most vibrant gaming communities in the US. It follows the resurgence of the fighting game scene after the release of Street Fighter 4 through the eyes of some of its top competitors, including Justin Wong and Mike Ross.
Please join us for each of these incredible films for a wide and in depth looks at the role and impact of games in culture.
