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May 14, 2022
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Speaking up for more diversity in games!

Apr 30, 2022
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We are participating in the 8th Annual EdExpo!

Jun 1, 2021
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Mobile-Friendly Video Game Helps Teens Navigate Decisions Around Smoking and Vaping

Aug 27, 2020
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Cards Against Calamity named a finalist

Jun 15, 2019
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Dr Saulnier named Rensseaer Entrepreneur of the Year 2019

Sep 20, 2018
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Jamboxx Features in Spectrum News Story

We were excited to see the Jamboxx, a musical instrument developed for the disabled, feature in
Mar 22, 2018
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Award-winning Card Game 'Cards Against Calamity' Now Available for Purchase

Our award-winning card game Cards Against Calamity is now available for purchase!
Nov 16, 2017
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1st Playable hatches the first 3D WebGL game on the DisneyNOW platform

1st Playable hatches the first 3D webGL game on DisneyNOW: Elena of Avalor: Wings Over Avalor!
Nov 13, 2017
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2017 Teen Game Workshop a Success!

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the 4th annual Teen Game Workshop
Sep 1, 2017
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Cards Against Calamity wins Gold at 2017 Serious Play Conference

We were thrilled to receive our Gold Medal for our Cards Against Calamity game at 2017 SPC!
Jul 21, 2017
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Games and Culture Magazine featuring one of our research titles

Excited to see the special issue of Games and Culture on Games and Training that featured IARPA
May 1, 2017
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Feature in Her Life Magazine

Thanks Her Life Magazine for featuring our CEO Tobi Saulnier
Apr 5, 2017
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We're proud to support International Women's Day

Mar 8, 2017
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Hope to see you at GDC!

We'll be at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and hope to see you there!
Feb 24, 2017
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Toy Fair & Intrepid's Kidsweek

We were thrilled to showcase our games at the Intrepid's Kidsweek in NYC and attend Toy Fair as well
Feb 20, 2017
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FETC

We were excited to attend the Future of Education Technology conference
Jan 26, 2017
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Global Game Jam Postmortem

Each year we help coordinate the Global Game Jam and participate to make some great games
Jan 23, 2017
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NJECC

We're attending NJECC to look for educators to collaborate with!
Jan 10, 2017
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Celebrating the completion of another project

We were excited to celebrate the successful completion of another project with a fun company outing
Dec 16, 2016
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Wrapping up our first phase of pilot testing for Playscope

We're just about to wrap up our initial pilot tests for Playscope
Dec 9, 2016
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VR demo night success for First Friday with Art at Overit

We joined Overit for First Friday along with other local developers to celebrate games and art!
Dec 5, 2016
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Albany Business Review coverage for Playscope!

Thank you Albany Business Review for stopping by to learn more about our Playscope project!
Dec 1, 2016
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Three Little Pigs VR up for Playcrafting Award

We've been nominated for Playcrafting NYC's '16BitAwards in the VR category.
Dec 1, 2016
Local Events

miSci's Science Festival a resounding success!

We participated in miSci's Science Festival this past week which was a resounding success!
Nov 14, 2016
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We're at MIGS16!

We're at the Montreal International Game Summit, are you?!
Nov 14, 2016
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1P participates in STEM panel at RPI

We participated in a great panel at RPI discussing STEM
Nov 4, 2016
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Halloween Festivities!

Every year we celebrate Halloween with fun festivities!
Oct 31, 2016
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The Three Little Pigs is now available on Gear VR!

Our self-published title The Three Little Pigs is now released on Gear VR!
Oct 27, 2016
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1P will showcase games at Playcrafting NYC's TRICK OR PLAY: Halloween Expo!

Check out Playscope and The Three Little Pigs VR on October 29th in NYC at the Halloween Expo.
Oct 25, 2016
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Nintendo Selects 2016 features Frozen: Olaf's Quest

Disney Frozen: Olaf's Quest 3DS made the 2016 list of Nintendo Selects! Now available for $19.99.
Oct 24, 2016
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The Three Little Pigs on Gear VR

The Three Little Pigs VR is coming soon to the Oculus Store!
Oct 7, 2016
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1P and The Fiscal Ship are at Intentional Play Summit

1P will showcase the Election Edition of the Fiscal Ship at the 2016 Intentional Play Summit!
Oct 7, 2016
Local Events

Troy Night Out - September 2016

Join us tonight at our office from 5-8 PM for this month's Troy Night Out!
Sep 30, 2016
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The Fiscal Ship - Election Edition

Try out the new Election Edition of our award-winning game: The Fiscal Ship!
Sep 7, 2016
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About our Historic Office

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Aug 24, 2016
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The Fiscal Ship wins award at GLS!

The Fiscal Ship wins third at the serious games showcase at this year's Games Learning and Society!
Aug 19, 2016
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Playscope at Revolutionary Learning Conference

We were able to showcase one of our current games at the Rev Learning Conference in NYC last week!
Aug 18, 2016
Local Events

10th Anniversary of GIE complete!

Celebrating our company's involvement in GIE this year by chronicling our collection of Tshirts.
Aug 3, 2016
Local Events

This Friday join us for Troy Night Out

This month's TNO we have an exhibit for Pokemon Go as well as office tours & VR demos, check us out!
Jul 26, 2016
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Cycles presented at this July's IGDA meeting

Our very own Elizabeth McLaren discussed how to work with subject matter experts and lessons learned
Jul 8, 2016
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Fiscal Ship now available on BrainPOP

Very excited to see The Fiscal Ship will be used in schools via the BrainPOP Platform
Jul 5, 2016
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Rep Paul Tonko visit at 1st Playable

Honored with the visit today, we were able to show the Representative our AR and VR experiences!
Jun 30, 2016
Local Events

TVHS Communications awards given today

Presented communications awards to 4 students at today's ceremony. Very proud of our local students!
Jun 10, 2016
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Beyond the Wow factor at NY Creative Tech Week

We're participating in a panel at NY Creative Tech Week, talking about VR
May 4, 2016
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Awesome Turnout at RPI's Game Fest

This week at RPI's Gamefest we showcased our games along with the rest of the community!
Apr 30, 2016
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Join us for April's Troy Night Out!

Join us this Friday for Troy Night Out! We will be demoing our latest games, VR and minecraft!
Apr 26, 2016
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Happy Spring!

Always new an exciting things blossoming in our offices this time of year.. like chicks!
Mar 22, 2016
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Another exciting GDC!

Had an amazing time at this year's GDC, meeting old friends and learning new things.
Mar 18, 2016
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Presenting our games at GDC Play

Showing our support for the Digital Gaming Hub, we are showed off our games at RPI's booth this week
Mar 17, 2016
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Meeting Chris Buck at GDC!

Frozen team attended Disney's Storyteller Series at GDC0. They loved working with Olaf & friends!
Mar 16, 2016

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