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06 Nov 2025

Academic Book Tour Kicks Off at Drexel University for The Game Development Strategy Guide

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On November 5, 2025 author Cheryl Platz expanded her book tour for the celebrated new game development book The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive with a guest lecture at Drexel University's Entrepreneurial Game Studio. Thank you to everyone at the EGS for the great discussion and for the opportunity to spend your class with you this week! Talk topics covered Cheryl walked attendees through an interactive exploration of the Motivators of Play drawn from the microtalk first seen at the Seattle Indies SLICE conference - then moved into expanded content created specifically for extended academic…

BAFTA Young Game Designers Kickoff

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

University of Pittsburgh: Digital Narrative and Interactive Design Guest Lecture

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. Admission is open to all UPitt students; contact Cheryl at info@ideaplatz.com if you are interested in attending from outside the UPitt community.

Drexel University: Entrepreneurial Game Studio

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.