Video Games Education Panel @ LI Retro | Playing With Purpose Podcast Ep 5

From New York Videogame Critics Circle Podcast by New York Videogame Critics Circle

August 28, 2024 · 60 min

About this episode

The episode features a panel discussion on the role of video games in education, highlighting personal experiences and current initiatives.

Ronald Gordon (NYVGCC), Brandon Henriquez (Video Game Amateurs) & Mashfiq Ahmed (NYC DOE) join Ryan O'Callaghan at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo for NYVGCC's game education panel, Pixelated Pedagogy: The Evolution of Video Games in the Classroom. The panelists talk about their favorite education games back when they were in school and share how their work is helping bring video games into the modern education space. Donate to NYVGCC’s Playing With Purpose games writing program at NYGameCritics.com/donate. Playing With Purpose brings journalism and narrative writing classes direct to schools. Participating students are given unique opportunities: mentoring from game industry legends (like Reggie Fils-Aime and Phil Spencer), paid writing internships in NYGameCritics.com, and college scholarships. Subscribe, follow, like, and rate wherever you listen: YouTube: youtube.com/nyvcc1 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3CEs85a3sCpQorzmjo2gdC Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-…st/id1445039345 Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/d696c02…s-circle-podcast Follow Us: twitter.com/nyvgcc instagram.com/nyvgcc Created and Produced by: Harold Goldberg (twitter.com/haroldgoldberg) & Ryan…

People in this episode

Host: Harold Goldberg

Guests: Ronald Gordon, Brandon Henriquez, Mashfiq Ahmed

Topics covered

video games
education
panel discussion
gaming in the classroom

Keywords

Pixelated Pedagogy
Long Island Retro Gaming Expo
NYVGCC
Playing With Purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Products: NYGameCritics.com

Books & works: Playing With Purpose, Pixelated Pedagogy: The Evolution of Video Games in the Classroom