My name is Lawra, I have been teaching Game Design and Programming to aspiring artists of all backgrounds for over 10 years, at various institutions including New York University, Parsons The New School, and Pratt Institute. I hold an MFA in Game Design from the NYU Game Center, the most highly regarded games program in the country, where I also held a three-year Visiting Arts Professor position. In addition, I've also organized and lead workshops on introductory game programming through a...
My name is Lawra, I have been teaching Game Design and Programming to aspiring artists of all backgrounds for over 10 years, at various institutions including New York University, Parsons The New School, and Pratt Institute. I hold an MFA in Game Design from the NYU Game Center, the most highly regarded games program in the country, where I also held a three-year Visiting Arts Professor position. In addition, I've also organized and lead workshops on introductory game programming through a few non-profit and professional preparatory organizations in both the US and China.
I enjoy working with students who are just starting out in learning game design, as a lot of my experience has been with getting people up and running that have no prior knowledge of the field or its tools! I am also happy to provide guidance and assistance to those with a bit more knowledge, which is in line with my previous work as advisor for many Master's Thesis projects over the past years.
In general I take a pretty broad and open-minded approach to what a videogame can be, and my goal for tutoring is to help get you where you want to go with whatever particular project or set of skills you have in mind. Most of my technical expertise is in the Game Maker software, which is excellent for those just starting out or hobbyists working alone or in small teams. I have experience with other game engines as well, and all of the design support that I'd offer should be useful regardless of which tools you're using!
