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Making the right moves: Queen & Rook Board Game Cafe plays on through the...
As the parents of two kids, Queen & Rook Board Game Cafe owners Edward Garcia and Jeannie Wong quickly found that their family’s free time was split between places that were designed for children...
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Theatre Exile’s timely play about isolation and gaming culture kicks off its...
For the first virtual performance in its history, South Philly theatre company Theatre Exile will present “D-Pad,” a production following a game developer’s journey in the independent gaming scene....
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If we were defined by our work, Penn Interactive’s scrum master lead, Britt Sikora Drake, would be an enigma. Early in her career, the ever-evolving Sikora Drake wrote her intercultural communications...
View ArticleMeet PLLAY, a skill-based wagering app for amateur gamers that got backing...
The world of wagering has opened up locally in the past few years to include more opportunity within esports. But an oft-overlooked section of the sports betting community is those who play for fun and...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Time to take ‘serious’ games seriously
As COVID-19 has raged, people across the world tackled, grappled and battled with social disconnection in different ways. While the international COVID police and media added the term “social...
View ArticleSplinterlands, a blockchain-based gaming company from Philly-area founders,...
As blockchain technology and cryptocurrency become increasingly mainstream, you’ll start to see it integrated into your everyday life past the investing and financial world. Two technologists from...
View ArticleSnack attack: JumpButton Studios works with youth for ‘Night of the Living...
When it comes to their entertainment, kids know best. That’s an idea that was the focus of a new project from a Phily tech and design studio. JumpButton Studios partnered with the nonprofit Young...
View Article5 ways to make the esports industry more equitable
While the pandemic has impacted businesses of all industries over the last 18 months of the pandemic, for better and for worse, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that esports — or competitive video...
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AI-driven cyberbullying prevention startup Kidas is fundraising after...
Philadelphia and Israel-based startup Kidas has started fundraising for a pre-seed round, founder Ron Kerbs told Technical.ly. The AI-powered video game monitoring system alerts parents when their...
View ArticleA new course blending video games and literature is coming to TCNJ
Students in The College of New Jersey’s new Department of Design and Creative Technology had the option this semester to enroll in a course created by gaming pro Emily Zbyszynski that blends her two...
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