DiGRA NY approved

It’s done. Today I received the e-mail from Tanya Krzywink saying it’s a go. I’m looking fwd to the first panel this fall. Official press release after the jump.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Joost van Dreunen, Founder & Coordinator
DiGRA New York
3022 Broadway, Uris Hall suite 1A
New York, NY 10027
joost@digra-ny.org
+1 (267) 432 1966

July 3rd, 2008

DiGRA sets up shop in New York City

New York, NY — Game scholars and professionals from the tri-state area finally combine their efforts and establish the New York chapter of the Digital Games Research Association. Headed by well-known folks such as Eric Zimmerman (GameLab) and Mary Flanagan (TiltFactor Lab), the NYC-chapter will serve as a wormhole between academic and professional game universes.
Considering the many game companies located in NYC and the growing academic game research at its universities, it was only a matter of time before an official collaboration would break out. New York, a media industry par excellence, offers the perfect place to host conferences and incubate new perspectives  on gaming. DiGRA president Tanya Krzywinska approved the proposal today.
The first panel discussion is scheduled this fall, hosted by the Columbia Business School (date & schedule TBA). The following people make up the NY-chapter’s advisory board:

David Cole (DFC Intelligence)
Dennis Crowley (NYU)
Mary Flanagan (Hunter College/TiltFactor Lab)
Lewis Kofsky (Curious Pictures)
Liel Liebovitz (Columbia University)
Aram Sinnreich (NYU/Radar Research)
Martin Zagorsek (NPD Software/Parsons)
Eric Zimmerman (NYU/GameLab)

For further information, go see www.digra-ny.org or contact Joost van Dreunen (joost@digra-ny.org)