Cecropia Brings Groundbreaking Animated Video Game, The Act, to Rhode Island School of Design.
LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Independent video game developer Cecropia (www.cecropia.com) continues to build momentum for its unique interactive comedy The Act. Cecropia announced that the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has installed The Act in the Portfolio Cafe on campus. The Act was created by an

Publication: Business Wire

EA and the GRAMMY Foundation(R) Announce GRAMMY Pro Session: Video Game Music And Sound Design; Groundbreaking Partnership Introduces High School Students to Careers in Interactive Music Composition and Sound.
LOS ANGELES -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment company, and the GRAMMY Foundation(R) today announced GRAMMY Pro Session: Video Game Music And Sound Design. This innovative collaboration is the latest chapter in EA's and the Foundation's ongoing

Publication: Business Wire

Flashback to the '80s: Parsons School of Design Partners with Atari for 'Retro Redux' 24-hour Video Game Jam; New York-Area Students to Create New Games Based on the Atari Technology Behind Such Classic Hits as Asteroids(R), Missile Command(R), Pong(R) and Centipede(R).
NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On April 2-3, Parsons School of Design, a division of New School University, will present its first 24-hour game design event, Retro Redux , in collaboration with Atari, Inc. . Teams of students from New York-area colleges and universities will compete

Publication: PR Newswire

Many schools join bandwagon to develop programs in video game design
Trend prompted by student demand; field is so new that value of degree is still uncertain WASHINGTON - Video game school. Sounds like a joke, right? Sort of like "School of Rock"? But check out the back pages of any gamer magazine and you'll find - among the ads from Electronics Boutique and the

Publication: Charleston Daily Mail

NY design school launches research lab for serious video games
A new research lab at the Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience and study whether playing so-called serious games can be a force for social good. PETLab, launched Wednesday, is said to be the first such lab in the United States. Serious games, which aim to educate, are

Publication: AP Worldstream

Phoenix Tech School Offers New Program in Video Game Art, Design.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 1--In a third-floor computer lab at the Art Institute of Phoenix, the students look more like Starbucks' cashier trainees than future participants in the New Economy. Many in the decidedly male crowd show off one or more piercings or sport hair bleached or dyed unnatural shades. One is wearing

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News