Playcrafting Boston’s Winter Play Expo: January 17, 2019 – Cambridge, MA
Play our games at Playcrafting Boston’s Winter Play: Boston Game Expo on January 17, 2019 in Cambridge. RSVP here.
MassDiGI receives grant for esports lab – 11/2/18
Becker College is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Collaborative Workspace Program grant from MassDevelopment. The grant will to be used by the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI) New Ventures Center at Becker to create the first-ever esports lab of its kind in central Massachusetts. The lab will be located within the College’s Colleen C. Barrett Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which opened earlier this year on its Worcester Campus.
The $21,400 grant was one of 28 awarded by the Baker-Polito Administration through MassDevelopment to strengthen community-based innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth. The awards support the physical infrastructure that will spark the growth of new entrepreneurial ventures, while spurring innovation and job creation at the local level.
“We are grateful to MassDevelopment for this support,” said Tim Loew, executive director of MassDiGI at Becker and general manager of the College’s Varsity Esports Program. “With these funds, Becker can outfit the labs with top-tier, cutting-edge equipment, such as customized PCs and high frame-rate monitors, which will enhance the team’s competitive edge.”
- Read the full press release here.
MassDiGI Pre Game Challenge: December 1, 2018 – Worcester, MA
For more information and to register for the first-ever MassDiGI Pre Game Challenge, please click here!
“How to get your first game studio job” by Brian Brannan – Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series at Becker College: November 19, 2018
Join us on November 19 at 6:00p at the Barrett Center in Worcester (80 William St.) for a talk by Brian Brannan, lead game tester at Disruptor Beam, on getting your first game studio job. This talk is part of the Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series at Becker College and is co-hosted by MassDiGI. Seating is limited. RSVP to lectures(at)becker.edu.
EforAll Summit on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: November 15, 2018 – Lowell, MA
MassDiGI is pleased to be a partner organization for the upcoming EforAll Summit on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. As a partner, students affiliated with us will have the opportunity to attend the upcoming Summit for just $25. Contact us for a code.
NH Techfest: November 10, 2018 – Salem, NH
Join us at NH Techfest at Salem High School in Salem, NH. For more information, click here.
HackHolyoke: November 2-3, 2018 – S. Hadley, MA
MassDiGI is pleased to be a sponsor of HackHolyoke at Mt. Holyoke College. For more information, click here.
Brown-RISD Game Developers Guest Lecture Series: October 13, 2018 – Providence, RI
Join MassDiGI’s Monty Sharma for a talk entitled “Making Games: Business & Management.” For more information, please visit the Brown-RISD Game Developers here.
Different Games Conference: October 12-14, 2018 – Worcester, MA
MassDiGI is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2018 Different Games Conference being held at WPI. For more information, click here.
BostonFIG Fest: September 29, 2018 – Cambridge, MA
Join us at BostonFIG Fest at MIT on September 29 and play our games! Our table is Z4. Register here.
