“Unlocking Potential: Valpo’s Innovative Facility Paves the Way for Careers in Gaming”

Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment Celebrates Opening

VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University is delighted to welcome you to the grand opening of the Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment. This cutting-edge facility is focused on exploring and understanding the rapidly evolving gaming sector, which includes video games, tabletop games, card games, and role-playing games. It also functions as a resource for educators to utilize the full capabilities of games as effective educational instruments.

Details regarding the event are outlined below. We hope to see you there!

What: The Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment will feature advanced gaming technology, such as a virtual reality arena, a video game console and computer lab, a “couch co-op” room designed for collaborative gameplay, a board game library, and a space for online streaming.

Joseph Goodman, the creator and CEO of the role-playing game company Goodman Games, will be the special guest at the center’s inauguration. Goodman has actively participated in various gaming courses at Valparaiso University and is generously contributing $4,000 worth of books and resources to support the Center. The Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment has been made feasible through a $25,000 Ball Venture Grant awarded in 2023. The initiative is led by Martin Buinicki, Ph.D., a professor of English and Richard P. Baepler Distinguished Professor in the Humanities.

Where: The Valparaiso University Center for the Arts (VUCA), room 1412.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m.

For additional information regarding press attendance, please reach out to michael.fenton@valpo.edu. A complete press release and images will be accessible for those interested but unable to join.

About Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University is a private, Doctoral/Professional institution offering a broad liberal arts education in Valparaiso, Indiana. Nearly 2,600 students and 250 full-time faculty members form a community of learning committed to excellence and grounded in the Lutheran principles of scholarship, liberty, and faith. Valpo is nationally acknowledged for the caliber and innovative nature of its academic offerings. Valparaiso University provides over 70 undergraduate programs across the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Nursing and Health Professions, and Christ College — The Honors College. Additionally, Valpo boasts over 20 degree and certificate programs within its Graduate School and Continuing Education.