DEADLINE EXTENDED: We've been excited to see all of the excellent applications coming in so far for the next cohort of NYC Game Design Future Lab (supported by New York City Economic Development Corporation at NYU Tandon School of Engineering )-- but, for those of you who needed just a little bit more time, we're offering a one-time-only extension through to the end of the weekend to give you more breathing room! The FINAL DEADLINE is now Sunday August 9 at 11.59pm! Application link here: http://bit.ly/applynycgdfl
NYC Game Design Future Lab
Computer Games
Helping NYC creative founders define the next generation of games -- and the durable companies that will lead them.
About us
The Game Design Future Lab (GDFL) focuses on what comes next in games — both in terms of game design but also models for building durable companies in this current landscape. We support NYC games and creative tech entrepreneurs and digital game developers moving forward. Since 2025, our incubator program, backed by NYCEDC, has been helping a select cohort of companies in their mission to develop sustainable growth in NYC.
- Industry
- Computer Games
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2025
Employees at NYC Game Design Future Lab
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
There's just a couple of days left to apply for the next cohort of NYC Game Design Future Lab and I wanted to let you in on some SECRETS about what kinds of things to prioritize when you're submitting your application! (Hint: if you have limited time to spend, do NOT spend it trying to polish your game/product/experience.) Application form is linked from this info page: https://lnkd.in/eCSCrhJf
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
This is your reminder that applications to join the next cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab ends THIS WEEK. Apply now before midnight rolls around on Friday Aug 7! Have you already applied? Thinking of applying? Not sure because you have questions? Leave a comment! ⬇️ APPLY: http://bit.ly/applynycgdfl
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This is your reminder that applications to join the next cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab ends THIS WEEK. Apply now before midnight rolls around on Friday Aug 7! Have you already applied? Thinking of applying? Not sure because you have questions? Leave a comment! ⬇️ APPLY: http://bit.ly/applynycgdfl
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Just another reminder that applications are still OPEN for the next cohort of our incubator program, designed to help game studios and creative tech companies reach the next stage. Apply and be part of our community -- or join the info session TOMORROW (July 30th) online at 6pm ET to find out more and ask questions. Register for info session: https://lnkd.in/d42kNWPm Apply: https://lnkd.in/dQjpSZCa
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
Applications are open for this incredible program at the NYC Game Design Future Lab! Ideal for those #recentgrads looking to launch their #indiegamestudio! #FSnation #gamegig #indiedev #indiegames #gamedesign #gamedev
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW thru August 7 for the next cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab, supported by NYC Economic Development Corporation. If you're working on a game studio or creative tech company that you're looking to grow over the next 12 months, we want to hear from you! If you have any questions, ask 'em here! 👇🏽
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
Genuinely learned so much on the very very latest on the funding landscape for games, thanks to this panel at Games for Change that I was honored to host last week. Thanks so much to our guests, Ben Kvalo Alexandra Takei ➡️ Gamescom Matthew C., and our participating GDFL founders Krystel T. Peter Larson Schmidt! Thanks also to sonia park and New York City Economic Development Corporation for facilitating this! And as an update to this (that I posted last week on instagram and forgot to reshare here!) the full video now IS live. Link in the comments! Also, if you are a games or games adjacent founder interested in applying to the next cohort of NYC Game Design Future Lab, applications are open NOW thru August 7th, and we have an online info session tomorrow July 30th @ 6pm ET! Link also in the comments.
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW thru August 7 for the next cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab, supported by NYC Economic Development Corporation. If you're working on a game studio or creative tech company that you're looking to grow over the next 12 months, we want to hear from you! If you have any questions, ask 'em here! 👇🏽
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
NYU Tandon School of Engineering opened applications today for the second cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab (GDFL), the Brooklyn-based incubator for New York City's digital games industry. Built in partnership with and sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the incubator adds to the city's growing digital game design and development ecosystem, an industry that today counts roughly 380 studios, 7,900 jobs, and $2.6 billion in annual economic impact citywide. "Our first cohort showed us the range of what's possible in New York's game industry, from a worker-owned studio building its own arcade cabinet to a powerful end-user creation tool for XR content ready for phones and smartglasses," said Mitu Khandaker, Associate Director of the GDFL, who is also an Associate Professor at NYU Game Center. "For our second cohort, we're casting a wider net across that same ecosystem. We're inviting established game studios ready for their next stage of growth, and the platforms and creative technology companies building the tools and infrastructure the broader industry runs on. In a time when the industry faces so much change, we want to provide support and a sustainable home for games here in New York City." Click the link in bio to learn more about the NYC Game Design Future Lab from NYCEDC Interim President & CEO Jeanny Pak, Commissioner Rafael Espinal of the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, Vice Dean for Research at NYU Tandon Linda Ng Boyle and Director of the ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program and a GDFL Advisor James Lewis. #NYUTandonMade NYU Tandon Future Labs https://lnkd.in/eHnPqQWH
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NYC Game Design Future Lab reposted this
Game Design Future Lab, together with @nyugamecenter incubator, will be representing at the #NYCVideoGameFestival tomorrow at @convene . We're proud to showcase some of our teams alongside so many amazing NYC based game Studios! Come chat to us, play our games and find out more about how NYU is supporting games entrepreneurship right here in NYC!
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