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The Queens Courier •college •january 17, 2013 FoR BReAKINg NeWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Creating the Next Generation of Video Games at LIU Post Students in LIU Post’s new master’s program in Digital Game Design and Devel- es nursing students and non-medical professionals how to deliver a baby outside of opment are demonstrating that there’s more to computer games than guns, gadgets a hospital. and angry birds. In the Digital Game Design Lab at LIU Post in Brookville, graduate The M.A. in Digital Game Design and Development at LIU Post is the only pro- students are developing a series of video games that serve a higher purpose. gram of its kind on Long Island. The 30-credit program offers hands-on practical “In the gaming industry, there has been a shift toward creating socially responsible experience in all aspects of game development including: programming, visual de- games that enhance sign, interface design, and usability. Working in teams, students explore new game education, stimulate platforms and learn to function effectively in the daily practice of collaborative learning and serve game conception, design, development and production. The students’ projects are the public’s need for then prepared for distribution in the marketplace. information,” said Applications are now being accepted at liu.edu/post/apply for the Fall 2013 class. Dr. Elena Bertozzi, To learn more attend an Open House on March 5 at 6:30 p.m. in LIU Tilles Center, associate professor 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville. For additional, information visit www.liu. of media arts in the edu/post/games or call the Admissions Office at 516-299-2900. School of Visual and Performing Arts. Courtney Aiello, of Massapequa Park, and her team are working on a game titled “Help! I Need A Biopsy,” which guides women through the “Conjunction Aliens,” a grammar game for elementary chil- process of dealing dren created by Lauren Perugini. Courtney Aiello, a school with the stress of tests teaching assistant in the Bellmore-Merrick School District, to diagnose breast is creating an educational game titled “Help! I Need A Bi- cancer. opsy.” Lauren Perugini, of Coram, and her team are creating “The Grammar Game,” which helps elementary students learn conjunctions through the use of playful car- toon aliens. Perugini also is the developer of “Evan’s Amazon Adventure,” an educa- tional 3D action-adventure game that exposes children to conservation challenges in the Amazon rainforest. The students’ professor, Elena Bertozzi, is a socially conscious game developer in “Evan’s Amazon Adventure,” a new educational game by LIU Post student Lauren her own right. She is the award-winning creator of “Emergency Birth!” which teach- Perugini. Advertorial Moving Forward At Hofstra University, innovation is central to everything we do. In the past few years, we’ve opened the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and announced a new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. With a rising national reputation, new opportunities in research and the sciences, small classes and a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1 in over a hundred areas of study, Hofstra University is more than you expected and all you can imagine. Each year, hundreds of students transfer to Hofstra, and now, transferring to Hofstra is simpler than ever. Our transfer students are given greater flexibility in fulfilling general education requirements with coursework from a prior institution. At a Transfer Day students can apply and receive an admission decision and credit evaluation, meet with an academic advisor and register for the spring 2013 semester. Discover what Hofstra’s pride and purpose is all about at our next Transfer Day, Tuesday, January 22. Find out more @ hofstra.edu/transferdays


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