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New York Game Awards creators on games as tools for education


The New York Video Games Critics Circle are working to expand its Playing with Purpose program to more students in New York City.

Harold Goldberg, NYVGCC founder and president, told GamesBeat in an interview that the New York Game Awards are “kind of a Trojan Horse for talking about our nonprofit activity. Ryan O’Callaghan, the Awards’ executive director, also told GamesBeat, “The big thing for us is that it always ties back to education, writing and the kids we work with. Both Goldberg and O’Callaghan said they’re planning to expand mentorship and internship opportunities in the future, and many people in the industry wish to give back to the community.

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