January 2015
Global Game Jam 2015 at MIT
We are hosting a Global Game Jam site at MIT for a 7th year! Come make games with thousands of people around the world!
Find out more »February 2015
Gonzalo Frasca: “Play, Videogames and Education Reform”
No, videogames are not going to change the school system. Unfortunately, the majority of educational games cater to the fears of parents and administrators rather than to the children's needs. How should we create games that are both useful and effective inside and outside the classroom?
Find out more »March 2015
From Private Play to Public Entertainment: Live-streaming and the Growth of Online Broadcast
Game live-streaming has been in headlines frequently over the past year. Between the massive price tag Amazon paid for Twitch and the sheer numbers of people tuning in around the world, it’s time to take a closer look at this emerging technology.
This event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »GameLoading: Rise of the Indies
Studio Bento presents the feature documentary GameLoading: Rise of the Indies. Come along to this free screening followed by a Q&A by the filmmakers.
Find out more »Boston Indies Meeting – “Challenges of Team Scaling: Tips and Tricks for a Growing Team”
The MIT Game Lab is happy to host the Boston Indies group this March for their monthly meeting. This month features a lecture from Athena Peters, Executive Producer at Turbine.
Find out more »Escape Room Game Jam
The MIT Game Lab, in affiliation with Red Bull Mind Games, is holding our first ever Escape Room Game Jam!
In this 48-hour design challenge, participant teams will work to create puzzles and games to be played within a pop-up escape room. Teams will be formed by the end of the first day of the jam, but participants are allowed to pre-form teams before the Jam itself.
Find out more »April 2015
International Tabletop Day 2015
Come celebrate International Tabletop Day with us for a day of gaming! At this MIT event, sponsored by the Game Makers Guild, we invite everyone with a love of games for a day of fun. We will be joined by Boston's best tabletop game designers. Whether you want to get more eyes on your game, help us playtest, or just hang out and play your favorite published titles, we are excited for you to join us.
Find out more »July 2015
Open House & Game Testing
Come test our games! The MIT-Shenkar Summer Game Development Workshop has four games in early development this summer that are in need of your feedback! We invite everyone - young, old, MIT community, game playing, game developing, or even never touched a video game before in your life - to come, play our games, and give us the feedback we need to complete our games by the end of July.
Find out more »Presentations: MIT-Shenkar Meaningful Games Workshop
We are inviting the public to attend the final presentations of the work created during the first MIT-Shenkar Meaningful Games Workshop.
Friday, July 31st at 4:30pm in the Kirsch Auditorium (Building 32-123).
Find out more »September 2015
Boston Festival of Indie Games 2015
Sponsored by the MIT Game Lab The Boston Festival of Indie Games is a celebration of independent game development with emphasis on the New England and neighboring regions. The Boston Festival of Indie Games seeks to support and showcase the efforts of independent game developers by providing an inclusive, safe, family-friendly event that encourages attendees to share and interact with games in various media, from video games to tabletop games and beyond. The Boston Festival of Indie Games is focused …
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