NYU Game Center Presents: 2nd Annual Spring Fighter Tournament
Homepage: NYU Game Center
Time: 2:00 PM
Address: 721 Broadway, 9th Floor Lobby
City: New York City
State/Providence: NY
Country: United States
General Information:
The tournament will begin at 2pm on **April 16th **on the 9th floor of 721 Broadway and will be played on Super Street Fighter IV. All levels of competition are welcome at Spring Fighter, so sign up to how you stack up against some of the best Street Fighter players at NYU and around New York City. While we will be able to supply a few fight sticks and controllers, competitors are encouraged to bring their own. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers of the double-elimination tournament.
Prizes:
1st Place: Nintendo 3DS with Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
2nd Place: Tournament Level Fighting Stick [PS3 SSFIV FightStick TE or Xbox 360 Real Arcade Pro. EX-SE]
3rd Place: $75 GameStop Gift Card
Tournament Format:
The Tournament will be Double Elimination and, for the most part, each round will be Best of Three Matches. Then, starting with the final round of the Winner’s and Loser’s Bracket, the tournament will follow a Best of Five Matches format.
RSVP:
Come out and fight your way to the top for these excellent prizes! Spots are filling up fast so don’t forget to register at gamecenter@nyu.edu.
We will be announcing more information about the tournament as the event draws near. Follow us at NYU Game Center to keep up-to-date!
More Information:
Leading up to the tournament, we will also be holding a few interesting events focused on the many different aspect of Street Fighter. These events, like the tournament, are open to the public by RSVP’ing at gamecenter@nyu.edu.
On April 14th at 7pm we will be screening I Got Next as part of our on-going Film Series. I Got Next takes a look at the players in the competitive Street Fighter scene who make it one of the most vibrant gaming communities in the US. It follows the resurgence of the fighting game scene after the release of Street Fighter IV through the eyes of some of its top competitors, including Justin Wong, Mike Ross, and Joe Ciaramelli. Following the screening there will be a discussion between featured competitive player, Joe Ciaramelli, Capcom representative and Street Fighter luminary, Seth Killian, and Game Center Researcher, Charles Pratt. There will also be plenty of time for audience questions. This event will be held in the Lower Level Lobby of 721 Broadway, in room 006.
Then, on Friday, April 15th, at 6pm on the 9th floor of 721 Broadway, Seth Killian will be giving a lecture on the unique aspects of play that arise when the game is set in motion. After the lecture, we will have our SSFIV stations open for free practice, and Seth will be there to give tips and tricks on strategies for competitive play that will be sure to prepare for the tournament!
The NYU Game Center, established in 2008, is an independent, multi-school center for the research, design, and development of digital games. The Center is housed at the Tisch School in the Skirball Center for New Media and is a collaboration with NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and Tisch School of the Arts. Its goal is to incubate new ideas, create partnerships, and establish a multi-school curriculum to explore new directions for the creative development and critical understanding of games. In so doing the Game Center will help establish New York City as a place of innovation and creativity in this important field.