December 28, 2018

Open faculty position at RPI: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Professor of Practice in Game Development

The Program in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Game Design and Development to help us inspire and educate…

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November 2, 2018

Tech Valley supports Extra Life!

Extra Life, a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®, leverages the passion of the gaming community to rally support for our 170 member hospitals. Participants fundraise year-round and pledge to…

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October 16, 2018

RPI & iThrive Get Along Jammit November 9-11

Come join iThrive, RPI and the Tech Valley Center of Gravity for a 3 day game jam focused on games that teach empathy. Event runs from Friday evening through Sunday…

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October 9, 2018

GSAS Speaker Series Oct 11: Martin Hagavall discusses International Collaboration in Games Across Education and Industry

Join us from 4:00PM to 6:00PM on October 11 in Sage 3101 for a presentation from Martin Hagvall, a Lecturer at the University of Skövde, a Game Designer, and the University…

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October 7, 2018

Tobi Saulnier honored as RPI’s 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year

Last week we were proud to name Tobi Saulnier the 2018 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. She attended RPI for her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral degrees…

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September 17, 2018

GSAS Lecture Series: Computational Craft and Textiles-Based Game Design

The Fall 2018 lecture series begins Sept 20th with Gillian Smith’s presentation on two projects that sit at the intersection of games, textiles, and computer science. Learn more about the Program on…

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August 30, 2018

Lift Off Diversity Incubator

TVGS is  thrilled to announce that they are accepting applications for Lift Off, a game creation workshop series and mentorship program designed to encourage new voices in games. Applications are…

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August 28, 2018

Donut Country launches today

RPI Alum Ben Esposito’s latest title: Donut County released today. Donut County is a physics adventure game where you control a hole in the ground. Every time you swallow something,…

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August 21, 2018

REVEAL Alum entered into Y Combinator’s Advisor Track

IPPSec announced this week that they have been admitted into the Y Combinator’s prestigious Startup School in the advisor track. They will be spending 3 months in Silicon Valley improving…

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August 17, 2018

Capital Region Represented at NYC Play

Over a hundred developers gathered together for the 2nd annual PLAY NYC convention, hosted by Playcrafting in the Manhattan Center. The event was open to the press and public and…

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