<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2023/game-design-tech-conference.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>06/16/2023</pubDate><title>University Becomes a Leader in Game Design Education and Tech Talent Development</title><description>As part of a recent mini conference the University hosted, game design and technology professionals from across Connecticut engaged in important discussions about the future of the industry, workforce development, and the "state of play" in Connecticut.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>June 16, 2023</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2023/game-design-conference-076.jpg" alt="Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D."/></image><image-caption>Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D., leads the University’s game design and development concentration.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2023</tag></tags></item>