United we win: Lessons learned from collaboration and co-working around the world
When: April 23, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Becker College, 61 Sever St. Worcester, MA – Weller Academic Center, Lecture Hall 210.
Ichiro Lambe is founder and president of Dejobaan Games, LLC, a Boston-area indie game development studio. He has worked in the industry since 1993, co-founding Worlds Apart Productions (now Sony Online Entertainment Denver) in 1995 and Dejobaan Games (still Dejobaan Games) in 1999. He is graduate of WPI. This talk will be variation of his recent same-titled Steam DevDays presentation.
The Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series at Becker College is free and open to the community. This lecture is sponsored by MassDiGI. RSVP to lectures(at)becker.edu. Seating is limited.
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Visit us in our MassDiGI Made in MA: The State of Play booth #499! We will have drop-in mentoring for aspiring game developers of all ages, awesome game demos from Little Worlds Interactive, gameblyr, Moonshot Games, Catlateral Damage, area college and university students, special international friends in our Swiss Gaming Corner from swissnex Boston and more. Also, back by popular demand is the Made in MA Quest! Visit all the MA exhibitors, score a badge from each and win a prize!
BONUS – Start PAX East off with our awesome panel featuring area college students at 10:00am on April 11 in the Dragonfly Theatre!
Game Devs: The Next Generation
Games: The final frontier. These are the tales of five college students. Their continuing mission: to explore strange new titles, to seek out new genres and new platforms, to boldly go where no one has gone before. More details here.
DOUBLE BONUS – Join MassDiGI and our friends from BlueSnap for a fun, happy hour event at 6:00pm on April 11. Register here. Ping us for a code.
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The annual MassTLC PAX East Made in MA Party at the Microsoft NERD Center is one the great community events of the season. Students are free and for all others there is a nominal charge. Please register here. See you there!
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MassDiGI will be in San Francisco during GDC. Join us for our Made in MA reception on March 19. To register, click here. Email us for a code! Follow us on Twitter for all the latest.
Thank you to our sponsors BlueSnap and Vivox.
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For all the details on the 2014 Game Challenge please click here!
When: March 7 & 8, 2014
Where: Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge, MA
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Please join MassDiGI and friends at The Venture Forum’s Innovation Fair. Further information can be found here.
When: January 14, 2014, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Rubin Campus Center, WPI
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Drop by and hear Jamie Gotch from Subatomic Studios (makers of Fieldrunners) talk games and more. Students and the public are welcome. This event is organized by the Becker College IGDA Chapter.
When: December 6, 2013, 6 p.m.
Where: Becker College, Weller Academic Building, 61 Sever St., Room 210, Worcester, MA
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You’ve got to be able to network with professionals in the industry, communicate effectively, and know what the studio wants. Come meet Marc Girolimetti, founder of Red Raider Studios, who will be on campus presenting to game students on:
Perfecting Your Pitch and Face-to-Face Networking in Gaming
All area students are welcome.
When: Thursday, November 21, Noon – 1:00p
Where: Becker College, 80 William Street, Worcester, MA 01609
For more information, click here.
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Please join the Becker College Center for Career Education for a special conversation with Scott Hyman, a video game executive with a background in mobile and console business development, production and product development. Scott’s areas of expertise include a deep understanding of market drivers, business models, digital entertainment, character animation and art content pipelines. Student are encouraged to drop by, all are welcome. For more information, please click here.
When: November 13, 2013, noon – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Becker College, 80 William St., Worcester, MA 01609
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Word play: Video games and journalism
October 22, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Becker College, Weller Academic Center, Lecture Hall/210, 61 Sever Street, Worcester, MA
Alexander Sliwinski is the news editor for game industry news site, Joystiq, and has been a contributor to the site for over half a decade. He is responsible for more than 8,000 posts and is distinguished by his breaking and original news reports. He has a degree in broadcast journalism from Hofstra University, and he is currently studying for his MBA at Northeastern University.
The Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series at Becker College is free and open to the community. This lecture is sponsored by MassDiGI. RSVP to lectures(at)becker.edu. Seating is limited.
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