Design Education from Ideaplatz, LLC

  • BAFTA Young Game Designers Kickoff

    Virtual Event

    Cheryl speaks about her career and the Game Development Strategy Guide with members of the Young Game Designers cohort virtually.

  • Drexel University: Entrepreneurial Game Studio

    Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cheryl will be appearing as the guest lecturer for the Entrepreneurial Game Studio's regular class session, talking about the business of games with students who have self-organized into LLCs to develop and self-publish games.

  • Book Signing: Carnegie Mellon University Store

    Carnegie Mellon University Campus Bookstore 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Author, Carnegie Mellon alumni, and adjunct CMU MEIM faculty member Cheryl Platz - normally based on the West Coast - will be doing a 2-hour book signing at the Carnegie Mellon University campus bookstore on November 6, 2025 from 1-3PM Eastern, prior to the Duolingo keynote on Day 1 of the Homecoming events. 28 copies […]

    Free
  • University of Pittsburgh: Digital Narrative and Interactive Design Guest Lecture

    University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The University of Pittsburgh is hosting Cheryl as a guest speaker for their Digital Narrative and Interactive Design students, where she will discuss the Motivators of Play,  key concepts like prosocial gaming, and the new frameworks from her book, the spectrums of video game graphics and monetization.

  • WILA Games and Education Industry Collider

    Cornish Playhouse 201 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA, United States

    Cheryl is honored to rejoin the Seattle Indies community to participate in a book signing and community roundtables as part of the Games and Education Industry Collider on November 10th. Tickets are required but free to the public through Eventbrite. "Join us for an evening of panels, networking, and knowledge sharing with game developers and […]

    Free
  • GameDev Bookshelf

    Virtual Event

    Cheryl will meet with members of the GameDev Bookshelf book club to discuss the Strategy Guide and their takeaways in detail.