CMS.608/CMS.864  Game Design

Boston Festival of Indie Games - Deadline June 20

Just a reminder, the MIT Game Lab and Boston Indies are putting on the Boston Festival of Indie Games this September! Please consider submitting your games!

If you need the copy from class I can return it to you in the Fall, or you can submit an updated/spiffier version to the festival. Submissions are open until June 20th!

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

Announced on 06 June 2013  11:34  a.m. by Philip Tan

IGDA Scholarships for GDC Europe - Deadline June 14

Passing this message along from the IGDA - Philip
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The IGDA is offering scholarships to attend GDC Europe. Students from around the world, in all disciplines related to the games industry, are invited to apply to receive an All-Access pass to one of Europe's most prestigious conferences, held in Cologne, Germany 19-21 August.

As with all the IGDA Scholarships, the benefits of winning extend far beyond access to the conference. Being part of the Scholars program marks you as being amongst the best and brightest of the next generation of game developers. From one-on-one mentoring from industry professionals to meetings with senior figures and more, an IGDA Scholarship represents an excellent way to kickstart your career.

Applications are being accepted until 14 June at which point the judging process will begin. For more information and to apply, see http://www.igda.org/scholars/2013-info/how-to-apply/

Announced on 05 June 2013  3:09  p.m. by Philip Tan

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

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. Interviews will be conducted throughout May.

Announced on 20 May 2013  10:13  a.m. by Philip Tan

Game Design Student Group?

Here's a message from your classmate, Alex Willisson:
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Hey all, now that class is over, I want to keep making games. I'm starting to look for people to form a game design student group next fall. I'll personally put a emphasis on non-digital games like we worked on in class, but I'll design the group so that it's open to any types of games, and the focus could shift in the future.

I'm not entirely sure how the group will work yet, it'll probably depend on the size a lot. I might loosely model it after CMS.608's assignments (people meeting up to playtest each other's games and play games with interesting mechanics)

Right now I'm looking for people who are interested in joining, or even better people who are interested in helping organize. I'll snag a mailing list soon, email me if you want to be on it. Based on this year's deadlines, I'm guessing ASA student group applications will be due in early october, so it'd be great to have things set up and rolling by then. I'll be in CA over the summer so it'll be a little tricky to organize things then.

Announced on 17 May 2013  1:24  p.m. by Philip Tan

Friday Games: 4pm at the MIT Game Lab

Hi folks. Every Friday afternoon, the MIT Game Lab plays games. Today at 4pm, I'll have Hokra set up for anyone who wants to give it a whirl. Visiting assistant professor Mikael Jakobsson will speak a little about his ongoing research on adversarial co-op, and then we'll play Monaco, a 4-player co-op heist game.

You're welcome to join in for any part of it. We'll be in room 26-153.

Announced on 10 May 2013  9:14  a.m. by Philip Tan