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January 18, 2023

NYFA Game Design Faculty: Interview with Brandii Grace

There’s a certain magic to pressing a button on your controller and watching the character you play on screen react. Brandii Grace, Chair of the Game Design department at NYFA…

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New York Film Academy Named Top 25 School for Game Design & Animation
April 27, 2022

New York Film Academy Named Top 25 School for Game Design & Animation

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce that for the second year in a row, our Game Design Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program was ranked as a…

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A Conversation With NYFA Alum Jeffrey Lay on What It’s Like to Create a Video Game Funded by a Kickstarter Campaign And The Exciting World of ‘TitanReach’
October 5, 2020

A Conversation With NYFA Alum Jeffrey Lay on What It’s Like to Create a Video Game Funded by a Kickstarter Campaign And The Exciting World of ‘TitanReach’

I had the pleasure of teaching Jeffrey Lay (BFA in Game Design) in several Game Design classes at the New York Film Academy here in Los Angeles. When he graduated,…

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Masters of Game Design Series: Exploding Kittens Creator Elan Lee Shares His Story with NYFA
July 13, 2020

Masters of Game Design Series: Exploding Kittens Creator Elan Lee Shares His Story with NYFA

On July 9th, Game Designer Elan Lee talked with NYFA’s Scott Rogers as part of the Masters of Game Design speaker series. Lee discussed his origins working at Microsoft on…

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Masters of Game Design: David Jaffe interviewed by NYFA Games
June 23, 2020

Masters of Game Design: David Jaffe interviewed by NYFA Games

On June 18, 2020, Video Game Designer David Jaffe talked with NYFA’s Scott Rogers as part of the Masters of Game Design speaker series. Jaffe discussed how he entered the…

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GAME ON: Making Art in The Age of COVID-19
April 28, 2020

GAME ON: Making Art in The Age of COVID-19

A few days ago, I got a message from former NYFA Games student Shaquan Ladson (1-Year Game Design Program, 2017), who finds himself quarantined in the rural Pacific Northwest. “This…

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Masters of Game Design Series: Bill Roper Talks Games With NYFA
April 13, 2020

Masters of Game Design Series: Bill Roper Talks Games With NYFA

On April 8, 2020,  video game industry legend Bill Roper talked with NYFA’s Scott Rogers as part of the Masters of Game Design speaker series. Roper discussed his career at…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Presents ‘Death Stranding’ Game Deconstruction Dinner
February 27, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Presents ‘Death Stranding’ Game Deconstruction Dinner

On February 19, over 40 students and game industry professionals gathered at New York Film Academy’s Burbank-based campus for an analysis of the hit video game Death Stranding as part…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Represented at 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards
January 31, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Represented at 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards

New York Film Academy (NYFA) was well-represented at this year’s Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded by the Visual Effects Society (VES) entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of…

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