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PRACTICE 2016: Nik Mikros and Josh DeBonis
Arcade Game Design, the BumbleBear Way
November 13, 2016
Nikita Mikros is the CEO of BumbleBear and a veteran game designer. He is a three time IGF finalist, Indiecade and Come Out and Play winner. In addition he has worked on many games for clients including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, LEGO, and others. He has taught game design and programming at the School of Visual Arts since 1994. Nik is currently very focused on creating new types of competitive games for arcades.
Joshua DeBonis is an award-winning game designer and President of BumbleBear Games. Joshua is a co-founder and organizer of NYC-Playtest. He has taught game design and development at Parsons the new School for Design and the NYU Game Center. Josh is particularly interested in creating games that provide a deep and meaningful experience in a short play time.
practice.gamecenter.nyu.edu
gamecenter.nyu.edu
PRACTICE 2016: Nik Mikros and Josh DeBonis
Arcade Game Design, the BumbleBear Way
November 13, 2016
Nikita Mikros is the CEO of BumbleBear and a veteran game designer. He is a three time IGF finalist, Indiecade and Come Out and Play winner. In addition he has worked on many games for clients including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, LEGO, and others. He has taught game design and programming at the School of Visual Arts since 1994. Nik is currently very focused on creating new types of competitive games for arcades.
Joshua DeBonis is an award-winning game designer and President of BumbleBear Games. Joshua is a co-founder and organizer of NYC-Playtest. He has taught game design and development at Parsons the new School for Design and the NYU Game Center. Josh is particularly interested in creating games that provide a deep and meaningful experience in a short play time.
practice.gamecenter.nyu.edu
gamecenter.nyu.edu
