Events
The NYU Game Center is a thriving nexus for the amazing New York City game scene, creating dynamic, inclusive spaces for independent artists, AAA developers, competitive eSports players, and game academics alike to come together and celebrate game design. The Game Center aims to advance the state of the art of games and to support groups and organizations all over NYC who doing important work to bring the culture around games to new and exciting places. Our busy schedule includes lectures, workshops, exhibitions, tournaments, playtests, and more. Most of these events are free and open to the public – we hope to see you at one soon!
Request accommodations here.
The NYU Game Center is a thriving nexus for the amazing New York City game scene, creating dynamic, inclusive spaces for independent artists, AAA developers, competitive eSports players, and game academics alike to come together and celebrate game design. The Game Center aims to advance the state of the art of games and to support groups and organizations all over NYC who doing important work to bring the culture around games to new and exciting places. Our busy schedule includes lectures, workshops, exhibitions, tournaments, playtests, and more. Most of these events are free and open to the public – we hope to see you at one soon!
Request disability accommodations here.
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
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Too Much Fun - Book Talk with Jesper Juul
Jesper Juul - video game theorist, developer, and teacher - is visiting the NYU Game Center to discuss his new book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer"
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Playtest Thursday
If you’re making a game, you need to playtest! Bring your work-in-progress game and get feedback from fellow game makers!