Recommended Games

As most of you know, it’s easy to fall into a gameplay rut and play only games in your favorite genre or by your favorite manufacturer. This list (.doc format) provides a list of some high-quality, profoundly entertaining games that we think game designers can learn from.

Gaming Destinations

The EGGPLANT Lab
The EGGPLANT (Educational Games Group: Play, Language, Avatars, Narrative, and Technology) Lab is a destination for studying games and play. It has a wide variety of resources, including PCs, consoles and handheld gaming devices, and a library of games in various media.

EGGPLANT Lab is at 50A Thorndike Hall, in Teacher's College (120th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue). The lab hours have not been set yet for this semester. Check back here in a few weeks.

If the lab is open at other times, you can come in and play games with lab staff permission, but you may be asked to play quietly or vacate the lab on short notice. Lab is open to Columbia students, and preference for use of equipment is given to TC students, followed by students enrolled in games classes.

Games Club
Columbia actually has a Game Club where students get together every week to chill and play boardgames. Time and date are still TBD though, check back here for more info in there future.

New York Gaming Destinations

The Compleat Strategist: Board, card, and tabletop game store

Online Resources

Fair Play Games and Funagain Games: Online retailers of board, card, and tabletop games.
Manifesto Games: Online publisher of indie video games

Career Resources

Check out Courseworks for information on a few game developers looking to hire students for internships or full-time positions. Feel free to approach Bernard with any questions you may have about these companies or about the game industry in general.

Recommended Games

Recommended Reading

Gaming Destinations

Career Resources