Design Education from Ideaplatz, LLC

  • 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 Bookstore

    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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Game Developers Conference 2026

    Moscone Center 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Stay tuned for full presentation details coming soon.