On October 19, 2010 an impressive group of people from across the game industry, higher education and the public sector gathered in Worcester for an event called “MASS Impact: Video Games, Economic Development & Job Creation” to kick around an idea – and that idea became Massachusetts Digital Games Institute. After that event, a steering committee was formed, another meeting was held and MassDigi was formally launched at an event on April 26, 2011. The rest is history.
Original logo, 2011
Over the years, we’ve tried many things, some more successfully than others, made changes and adjustments, started up efforts and wound down some but we’ve always kept a primary focus on students, jobs and the games community. And, as we begin our 14th year, with change as a constant, that approach and that focus remains.
MASS Impact event flyer, October 19, 2010
Video game institute unveiled in Worcester, April 26, 2011
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Join us for BostonVR’s meetup at WPI Seaport featuring Modulate. More info here.
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Merge Monastery, a free, fun merge game, is available for download now at Google Play.
Stuck in an emotionally hard place, you stumble upon an old garden corrupted by bitter emotions that needs a bit of pruning, love, and care.
The world could use a little more positivity, and what better way to represent that idea than by growing happiness through the literal fruits of your labor?
The mobile game was created during the first-ever 2023 MassDigi Summer Studio program by a core development team of Clark University students including Maxwell Xavier, Jay Lam, Wednesday D’Angelo, Ismail Alatise, Alona Yeganova, David MacRae, Emily Clewes, Charles Marble, RJ Anthony, Tyler Gaughan, Ed Greig, Porter Orvetti and Chenxi Gao.
Watch the trailer here and download Merge Monastery today for Android!
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Join us at the Central Square Game Lab in the BID for Arcade Awesome in Starlight Square from 6-9pm. Free and open to all. Info here.
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Join us for BostonVR’s meetup at WPI Seaport featuring Magic Leap. More info here.
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Join us at noon on campus in Salisbury for an IMGD Colloquium talk by MassDigi’s Tim Loew on community. Free and open to all.
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Play our games at the WPI I&E Center Open House from 5-7p. More info here.
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Join us at noon on campus in Fuller for an IMGD Colloquium talk by MassDigi’s Monty Sharma on scope. Free and open to all.
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Join us, along with our friends from IMGD, as we kick off the academic year! We’ll be on campus in Unity Hall 500 from 5-7p.
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Milo’s Magical Adventure, a free, fun platformer game, is available for download now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Tumble and flap through a magical world as a baby dragon trying to find its mom.
Milo, a plucky young dragon, has a problem: their mom has gone missing! Take off on a quest to find out what happened to her, as you navigate the terrain of an enchanted world. Scamper through forests and villages, using your wits to avoid the many hazards of the realm.
The mobile game was created during the 2023 MassDigi Summer Innovation Program (SIP) by students Selina Mailman from Acadia, Abi Rauch from WPI, Luke Colburn from Brown, Henry Cecchini from Vassar, Jess Stutman from MassArt, Alma Clark from Amherst and Brandon Zongora from Berklee.
Watch the trailer here and download Milo’s Magical Adventure today for iOS and Android!
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