Connecting with Future

This section of The Great Connector explores how young people can prepare for a career in video games. 

Visitors in this section can experience:

  • Unreleased Games Arcade: Experience a rotating series of games by local developers that have never been released to the public.

  • Web of Interests: Explore how personal interests are shared with contemporary game designers.

  • Gaming Skill Tree: Explore various skills required to work in the game industry.

  • Game Career Explorer: Learn more about the various roles and skills of the designers and developers who work in a game studio.  Explore an internship at a fictional gaming studio, Pixel Studio.

  • Game Dev Cosplay: Picture yourself at work in NYC's gaming industry.

Student Exploring Web of Interests

Shawn Pierre

Marcelo D. Viana Neto

The below videos were featured in the Great Connector Exhibition:

Geneva Heyward

Jaye Watts

Yiyi Zhang