BlogBloghttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013-05-09T12:00:54ZSquarespaceSummer Game Designers' Guild Meetingshttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/5/7/summer-game-designers-guild-meetings.htmlScott Nicholson2013-05-07T11:51:33Z2013-05-07T11:51:33ZWe aren't stopping just because it's summer!   There are games to be made, and we're going to make them!

 

Our summer meetings will be:

 

Friday, May 24, 5:30-9, Hinds Hall 011

Wednesday, June 26, 5:30-9, Hinds Hall 347    (note - NOT Friday, NOT ground floor)

Friday, July 19, Hinds Hall 011

Friday, August 23, Hinds Hall 011

 

Come out and join us!

]]>Next Game Designers' Guild: April 26http://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/4/15/next-game-designers-guild-april-26.htmlScott Nicholson2013-04-15T12:37:15Z2013-04-15T12:37:15ZOur final Game Designers' Guild meeting for the semester is April 26.

 

We will meet in Hinds 011 at 5:30.   As always, we will have some kind of social activity from 5:30-6, then a formal meeting from 6-7, and open time for playtesting and gaming from 7 onward.

Our guest will be Brian Mayer, who has been creating transformative games for the recreational market and for school library programs.  

]]>Tiny Games Kickstarterhttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/4/7/tiny-games-kickstarter.htmlScott Nicholson2013-04-07T14:53:05Z2013-04-07T14:53:05ZThere is a current Kickstarter project (running through April 13) that I feel is very important.   I decided to make a short video about it to help raise awareness of the project.

The project is called Tiny Games, and it is out of a studio in the UK called Hide & Seek. They are developing an app/PDF with hundreds of small games that you play in the physical world with other people.

This app/PDF is all about enabling you to play with the people around you.  I made a video in support of this campaign.  It’s not a paid video, nor did they even ask for this.  (they don’t even know I’m doing it!)  I just feel this is very important, so I want to help get the word out.

You can see my video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vapE5W2QsI

and you can support the project at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755218595/tiny-games-hundreds-of-real-world-games-inside-you

]]>New Blog section on classeshttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/4/1/new-blog-section-on-classes.htmlScott Nicholson2013-04-02T01:54:05Z2013-04-02T01:54:05ZThere's a new section in the Becuase Play Matters blog - the Syracuse University Game Related Classes.  The idea is that we are gathering all of the courses across campus that are related to games and putting them into one place.

 

You can find that information using the matching tab at the top of the page!

]]>NASAGA Tweetchat on March 26 from 9-10 PM Easternhttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/3/26/nasaga-tweetchat-on-march-26-from-9-10-pm-eastern.htmlScott Nicholson2013-03-27T00:57:20Z2013-03-27T00:57:20ZIf you are interested in talking about Meaningful Gamification, follow the hashtag #nasagachat in Twitter on March 26 from 9-10pm Eastern.  If you aren't on twitter, you can follow the chat at

http://tweetchat.com/room/nasagachat

 

 

]]>Next Game Designers' Guild meeting - March 22http://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/3/20/next-game-designers-guild-meeting-march-22.htmlScott Nicholson2013-03-21T00:51:00Z2013-03-21T00:51:00ZThe next GDG meeting will be on Friday, March 22.  We'll be meeting in Hinds 011 on the Syracuse University campus

There will be a social time from 5:30-6, then a formal program from 6-7.  At 7, we will open up to anyone who has games they would like to have tested, so bring along your prototypes!

Since it is a quiet evening, you should be able to park in the Q2 or Q4 lots after 5pm.

All are invited!

 

]]>Come Play on March 18http://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/3/15/come-play-on-march-18.htmlScott Nicholson2013-03-15T15:24:23Z2013-03-15T15:24:23ZOn Monday from 9-5, come by Slocum hall on the 1st floor atrium to play with some cool interactive technology!

A few months ago, Lorne Covington presented his interactive video installations at the Game Designers' Guild, but we only saw a demo of it.  Now you get your hands on the stuff!

 He is going to have some of the technology he has developed out and available for people to play with.  In case you missed that meeting or need a reminder, you can see his work here: http://noirflux.com/

 

If you would like to come and play, come visit us on Monday, March 18, between 12 and 5 in Slocum Hall!

]]>Media coverage of Syracuse's Global Game Jamhttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/1/28/media-coverage-of-syracuses-global-game-jam.htmlScott Nicholson2013-01-28T11:46:29Z2013-01-28T11:46:29ZWe finished our Global Game Jam and 4 games were made.   One thing that was exciting was the diversity of the 21 attendees.  We had students at all levels from undergrad to PhD along with faculty and staff. They came from Newhouse, VPA, iSchool,  English, Arts and Sciences, and Architechture.  Then there were people from the SU library, SUNY-ESF, OCC, Cornell, and 5 non-affiliated community members!  

Here are some articles and video about the event.

The Newshouse: Game On: Weekend Hackathon Brings to Life Four Creations in 48 Hours 

Daily Orange: Game pulse: National game creating event brings SU gamers together, creating games revolving around heartbeat theme in 48 hours

 

Maya Gao Quin, a Newhouse student, created this video:

Global Game Jam from Mayagq on Vimeo.

 

(Just for posterity, here were articles about the event before it started:

There were several articles about the event before it started:

Daily Orange: National Gaming Event comes to Syracuse University's iSchool

Oneida Daily Dispatch: Global Game Jam returns to Morrisville College, Syracuse University

SU News: Global Game Jam planned for Jan 25-27 )

 

If there are other reports from the Game Jam, please send them to srnichol@syr.edu

 

]]>Global Game Jam Open House 1/27http://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/1/27/global-game-jam-open-house-127.htmlScott Nicholson2013-01-27T11:10:10Z2013-01-27T11:10:10ZOn Sunday, January 27, at 1pm, we will have our Global Game Jam open house.  Teams have been working on games all weekend, and Sunday will be the time where you can learn about them and play them!   We will have a short ceremony at 1pm where each team will explain their game, we will give out awards, and then we will open up the games so everyone can play.

Join us on the ground floor of Hinds Hall at Syracuse University at 1pm today!

]]>Spring 2013 Game Designers' Guid Meetingshttp://becauseplaymatters.com/blog/2013/1/10/spring-2013-game-designers-guid-meetings.htmlScott Nicholson2013-01-10T10:33:19Z2013-01-10T10:33:19ZHere are the dates for the Spring 2013 Game Designers' Guild.   All meetings will be from 5:30-9, but the locations may differ.   The first meeting on Feb. 8th will be in Hinds Hall 011 - the Innovation Studio.

 

February 8

March 22

April 26

 

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