May 2014
Cardboard Jam 2014
Join us the weekend of May 3 & 4 for Cardboard Jam. We will make non-digital games using simple materials: paper, pencil, cards, and board.
Find out more »October 2014
Women in Games, Boston – Deck Building Game Jam
Andrew Davis will talk about deckbuilding games including Dominion, Ascension, and Star Realms. Why are these sorts of games popular? What are the differences, good and bad, between these sorts of games and trading card games like Magic and Pokemon?
After a discussion and overview, we will break up into groups and create a deck building game on the spot. Andrew will bring the game's basic shell; everyone will contribute card ideas, art, theme, card names, and gameplay effects for each card. And then, of course, we'll play it. We'll wrap up with thoughts about what we liked and what we didn't, and then the game will be released as a free PDF.
November 2014
Interactive Fiction Jam
We're hosting a game jam centered on Interactive Fiction! This is a great way to get started making narrative games if you've never done it before, or just to push yourself to make a game in a weekend if you're familiar with the IF genre!
Find out more »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 »March 2015
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 »January 2016
Global Game Jam 2016 at MIT
The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam event taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same …
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Find out more »January 2017
Global Game Jam 2017 at MIT
The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam event taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same …
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Find out more »May 2017
Get Your Game Dev On!
Sponsored by the MIT Society of Women Engineers Get Your Game Dev On! A Workshop on Game Development. For Girls MIT SWE Technology invites high school girls to attend Get Your Game Dev On, an event on 5/6/17 that will kick start you in the gaming industry! This full day event will invite industry mentors and speakers to help get you from scratch to a working game in Unity! Come learn what it means to in the gaming industry! No …
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Find out more »January 2018
Global Game Jam 2018 at MIT
The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same …
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Find out more »January 2019
Global Game Jam 2019 at MIT
The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same …
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