Posts tagged parsons 
New York to open game-focused school this fall
Enrolling in a game-focused school may have been just a dream for us children of the 20th century, but for the kids growing up in the 21st, this fantasy will soon become reality. Quest to Learn is New York's new school for "digital kids" in grades 6 through 12. It uses the "underlying design princip...
Parsons students create 'Shadow of the LittleBigColossus'
"We're not a bunch of gamers here," a faculty member of the Parsons New School told the audience. "A project like this means much more to us than working with a new game. What we're interested in is collaboration, learning in new tools, in testing possibilities with environments and products we ha...
Parsons hosting LittleBigPlanet level making marathon
Despite a well-documented obsession with LittleBigPlanet and its emphasis on user-generated content, our skills pretty much begin and end with penis-themed level design. This is probably why Sony has tapped New York's Parsons The New School For Design and not us to host a LittleBigPlanet level-mak...
24-hour LittleBigPlanet design at the Parsons School
Parsons The New School For Design is partnering up with SCEA for a 24-hour LittleBigPlanet "Game Jam." The design competition will feature over 120 students from various disciplines. Their task? To create the "most inventive and challenging" game levels within a 24-hour period for LittleBigPlanet....
