CMS.300/CMS.841  Intro to Videogame Theory

The MIT Game Lab and Boston Indies are putting on the Boston Festival of Indie Games this September 14th, 2013.

I highly encourage you to submit your games to it -- we love seeing student made games at the festival, both digital and non-digital (tabletop, live action, etc...). Submissions are open until June 20th!

Submit your Digital games:
http://bostonfig.com/registration/digital-games-submission/

Submit your Tabletop/non-digital games
http://bostonfig.com/registration/tabletop-games-submission/

Attending the festival is free (it's a public event being held at the Stratton Student Center) but the event needs support to help it keep happening every year. If you could share this with your friends and family, it would help make the event a huge success!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bostonfig/boston-festival-of-indie-games-2013

Rik Eberhardt

Studio Manager / MIT Game Lab
Comparative Media Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://gamelab.mit.edu
Twitter: @MITGameLab
Learn Game Development at MIT this August! http://shortprograms.mit.edu/gdse

The MIT Game Lab has a few UROP positions to fill for this summer!

We are looking for 1 programmer and 2 designers to work with staff and researchers of the Game Lab on the following two projects:

e-Sports Visualizations:
Looking for programmers to create tools to be used for e-Sports commentators of Starcraft 2. Tools created will use APIs and data freely available to the public by Blizzard. 1-2 years of experience in programming is required. Experience in UI design & Blizzard editing tools is a plus!

Non-Digital Game Prototyping:
Looking for designers to work as a team creating multiple non-digital game prototypes for games about complex systems (finance and climate change). We'll be exploring multiple types of non-digital games (board, card, live action, party, etc..) to see which best support understanding complex systems. Must have some experience in prototyping/creating games, either through CMS.608 (Game Design) or through other UROPs or personal experience.

Each position will work up to 40 hours per week at the rate of $10/hour. Each position will last from June through August for no more than 10 weeks (start and end date is negotiable, but needs to match teammates).

To apply, send an updated resume and cover letter to Rik Eberhardt, reberhar@mit.edu, by May 17th. Interviews will be conducted throughout May.

Rik Eberhardt
Studio Manager / MIT Game Lab
Comparative Media Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://gamelab.mit.edu
Twitter: @MITGameLab

Learn Game Development at MIT this August! http://shortprograms.mit.edu/gdse

All the info here: gamelab.mit.edu/iha-northeast-regional-championships-may-17th-5pm/

Dear students, I have posted a schedule for the oral presentations of the analysis assignment in the materials section.

I am also happy to announce that Philip Tan, Director of MIT Game Lab will give a guest lecture next Monday about the games industry.

You should all have received an email with this information, but I thought a confirmation from me was in order. There will be no discussion seminars tomorrow Wed 4/24, and there is no need for submitting a written make-up assignment. I still recommend that you read the Jenkins texts, especially in light of recent events.

More info about the memorial service for MIT Police Officer Sean Collier is available here:
web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/information-on-wednesday-memorial-service-0423.html