Local game developer Karen Schrier is currently working on her doctorate on video games and learning and is doing a study as part of her dissertation. She could use some volunteers, and for helping her out you'll get a free game! 

Over at the NYU Game Center, the Game Studio students have been hard at work this past semester working on their games. If you have time this Wednesday we encourage you to head on over and check them out for yourself!

That's right, 2010 is quickly slipping into the history books and that can mean only one thing; it's time for the annual IGDA NYC Game Industry Holiday Party!

Head on over to Babycastles tomorrow to check out Eric Zimmerman & Nathalie Pozzi's FLATLANDS at the gallery's exhibit opening party!

Once again it is time to gather and toast some pints! The next NYCGI Meet N' Drink will be on Thursday, December 9th. So if you're not busy, we encourage you to come out and enjoy some brews, games and excellent conversation with members of the local development community.

Heading to the Social Gaming Summit East? Be sure to check out the after party hosted by our friends over at NY Gaming Meetup!

Our friends over at the Institute of Play, in conjunction with their partner E-Line Media, have been doing a killer job with their latest and greatest student-focused web application, Gamestar Mechanic. It seems as though they’re hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed.

NYU is hosting it's next lecture this week, and Chris Hecker will be on hand to discuss the process of inventing, testing, and implementing a new kind of video game - and you are invited to be an active participant in this process.  

Social Gaming Summit comes East for the first time in New York, and will focus on strategies for building, monetizing, and growing social games.