By Ronald Gordon Recently, the Critics Circle had the chance to run our nonprofit Playing with Purpose course over at M.S. 131 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In the computer lab of the school, we gathered two groups of students and taught them how to create a game narrative. This Playing with Purpose workshop was…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the brilliant works of our Members and Interns alike! This time around we’ve got a two-part story on Beatdown City Survivors, our Circle Efforts being rewarded with a NEA Grant, Playing with Purpose Student…
We are excited and honored to announce that NYVGCC is a recipient of a Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This award will be instrumental in the expansion of our Playing With Purpose games education program, bringing writing-intensive education in journalism and narrative writing directly to underserved…
By Harold Goldberg The New York Videogame Critics Circle has begun a compelling, new series of Games Writing classes at the Bronx’s Lab School of Finance and Technology. As part of our nonprofit’s Playing With Purpose program, Ryan O’Callaghan, Ronald Gordon, Isaac Espinosa and I are joining the Lab School for a compelling journalism program…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, the column that’s made to highlight the masterful works of interns and Circle members alike! May brings not only hotter weather but even hotter topics for discussion as games continue to evolve overtime. From stories about a tournament in Toronto revolving around a Tetris clone…
For the last year, the New York Videogame Critics Circle has been teaching its Playing With Purpose writing and reviewing class at Brooklyn’s Hudde School. After a 10-class cohort this past semester, middle school student Elisabeth Chery blew past the competition to win a brand new Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop. Elizabeth chose to write…
We very much enjoy mentoring at the Andres Hudde School in Midwood, Brooklyn. Students there really enjoy our 10-week Journalism in Games classes. As an example, check out this photo of the young women in the class as they enjoy Super Mario Wonder. Of course, after they Play With Purpose, they are asked to write…
By Harold Goldberg It’s time. For years now, we’ve wanted to expand the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s educational outreach program about Journalism in Games into Brooklyn. While much of our mentoring work is done in the Bronx, some has been done in Lower Manhattan. But we want to expand in Brooklyn with the right…