NBAY 6950

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 8, 2025 7:07PM EDT

NBAY 6950
The Business of Gaming: Perspectives in Strategy, Technology and Marketing

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Technologies and platforms developed for gaming are even forming the foundations of emerging development of the metaverse and virtual reality. Even Microsoft, the company built on OS and Office, owns Xbox and Minecraft and just made the almost $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This crash course in video games will examine the gaming's beginnings in coin operated arcades, through the console wars, to today's mobile and cloud platforms, and the business drivers behind the modern industry. We'll examine the media impact and revenue models, and explore marketing and promotion opportunities to reach the huge base of consumers who play games. The class will review the social media tools and ecosystems surrounding the gaming universe, such as Twitch, Discord, and how they work for building and maintaining and connection to the communities in the gaming world. We'll finish by looking forward to virtual worlds, e-sports, and emergent metaverse platforms, as well as NFT based gaming.


Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: MBA students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

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Syllabi:

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

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    • S
    • Oct 25, 2025

    • Kagan, J

    • Su
    • Oct 26, 2025

    • Kagan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech Master of Business Administration (MBA) students. Limited seats are open for Non-MBA students and will be reviewed for enrollment during Open Enrollment in August. Attendance required for all class sessions. Arranged Class Drop Deadline: October 20, 2025.