IQ2US: Millennials Don't Stand A Chance

Millennials—growing up with revolutionary technology and entering adulthood in a time of recession—have recently been much maligned. Are their critics right? Is this generation uniquely coddled, narcissistic, and lazy? Or have we let conventional wisdom blind us to their openness to change and innovation, and optimism in the face of uncertainty, which, in any generation, are qualities to be admired?

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IQ2US: More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete

Is the college of the future online? With the popularity of MOOCs (massive open online courses) and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, we are experiencing an exciting experiment in higher education. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will online education be the great equalizer, or is a campus-based college experience still necessary?
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PRACTICE 2013: The Art of Strategy

Panelists: Brad Muir, Soren Johnson, and Keith Burgun
Moderator: Frank Lantz

Strategy games occupy a special place in the hierarchy of game design as the clearest expression of the ideal of "interesting decisions". In this panel, three designers working in the strategy realm discuss their approaches, discuss the specific challenges of designing strategy games and talk about the creative possibilities and future directions of the genre.
For more information on Practice: Game Design in Detail visit gamecenter.nyu.edu/practice

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