November 2014
Girls Make Games — Boston Workshop!
Hosted by the MIT Game Lab Join us at Girls Make Games, Boston's first all girls game dev workshop that inspires girls to explore the world of video games. Girls Make Games Intro from LearnDistrict Inc. on Vimeo. Workshop Highlights Intro to Game Design, Art, and Programming Classes taught by professional game devs Price: $250 *financial aid available Dates: November 22-23 Ages: 9 - 15 Register online to attend.
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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Find out more »A Conversation with Jane McGonigal
Sponsored by the MIT Game Lab and MIT Education Arcade Harvard Book Store welcomes internationally renowned game designer and bestselling author of Reality is Broken JANE MCGONIGAL and Creative Director of the Education Arcade SCOT OSTERWEIL for a discussion of McGonigal's latest book, SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient—Powered by the Science of Games. In 2009 Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion. Unable to think clearly or work or even get out of bed, …
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Find out more »October 2015
Rhythms & Methods: trans poetry and digital writing
Featuring Merritt Kopas, Allison Parrish, Charles Theonia and Tyler Vile, "Rhythms & Methods: trans poetry and digital writing" combines work from two of the most vibrant areas of trans writing today, shakes it all up, and waits to see what will happen: explosive reaction, or unexpected synthesis?
Find out more »November 2015
Boston Indies: “From Private Play to Public Entertainment: The Rise of Game Live-streaming” w/ TL Taylor
Sponsored by the MIT Game Lab We are hosting the monthly Boston Indies meetup again this month, this time featuring Professor TL Taylor! In this talk I will present my multi-year project researching the growth of game live-streaming. From variety broadcasters to large e-sports productions, live-streaming has had a profound impact on game culture. I will discuss the growth of a new media genre on the Twitch platform and how broadcasters and audiences are taking what might otherwise be private …
Find out more »September 2016
Boston Festival of Indie Games 2016
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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Find out more »October 2016
Game Maker’s Guild October Workshop “Asymmetrical Interaction in Co-op Board Games”
The Game Makers Guild has a special opportunity this month. Mikael Jakobsson is a Research Scientist at the MIT Game Lab who has a longstanding professional interest in co-located collaborative games, both video games and board games. While these games allow for unique and very rewarding gaming experiences, they also come with some inherent pit falls that designers need to be aware of. In the case of board games, there is a well known issue referred to as alpha gaming or quarterbacking. This issue is especially prevalent in co-op games.
Find out more »January 2017
Designing Games to affect Social Change
Hosted by the MIT Game Lab Facilitated by Mack Cameron of MegaGames United and Sam Liberty from the Engagement Lab at Emerson College: Due to the current events, many gamers have been asking how they can be more involved in affecting positive change in our new political climate. You can volunteer for worthy causes, you can contact your representatives, and you can design a game. Games are unique mediums for story-telling. We love them because they are immersive and because …
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Find out more »March 2017
Game Maker’s Guild: Pre-PAX Networking & Playtesting
PAX East is in town and it's time for us board game designers to get together! Bring a prototype or just a critical eye to New England's largest group of tabletop game developers and playtesters!
Find out more »April 2017
Games and Politics: An Interactive Exhibition by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with ZKM | Center for Art and Media
The Goethe-Institut Boston and MIT Game Lab present the touring exhibition Games and Politics, which examines how computer games unfold their political potential. It explores the scope and limits of the computer game genre, constructing a counter-position within the entertainment industry with the aid of a repertoire of politically ambitious computer games from the past twelve years.
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