“The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute is a statewide collaboration of academics and entrepreneurs dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the Massachusetts digital and video games industry. MassDiGI was established in 2011 at Becker College and is funded through a variety of mechanisms, including corporate sponsorships, in-kind support, and state and federal grants, including a recent federal grant of $1.4 million that will be used to renovate MassDiGI’s New Ventures Center at Becker College, 80 William St., Worcester.”
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department
Office of Governor Deval L. Patrick
Press Release
GOVERNOR PATRICK VISITS DIGITAL GAMES START-UP ACCELERATOR IN MONTREAL TO STRENGTHEN EMERGING VIDEO AND DIGITAL GAMING INDUSTRY
MONTREAL – Thursday, October 10, 2013 – As part of the Massachusetts – Canada Innovation Partnership Mission, Governor Deval Patrick today met with digital gaming start-up companies and industry leaders in Montreal to identify opportunities for collaboration between globally recognized digital and video game clusters in Massachusetts and Canada.
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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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As part of a trade mission to pursue job growth and economic opportunity, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be visiting Execution Labs in Montreal. The Governor has specifically identified the game industry as a target sector for collaboration, and wants to learn more about XL’s talent platform as an engine to fund and launch talented teams and hit games.
The Governor will visit XL 3:15pm on October 10th. Game development studios interested in building bonds with the Boston area game community are welcome to attend. More information here.
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Come on down and ”Meet MassDiGI” with NUGDC – a great opportunity to network, talk games and more! All Northeastern game development/creative industries students are welcome.
When: October 3, 2013 – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Northeastern University, 106 West Village G, 450 Parker St., Boston, MA 02115
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Join MassDiGI along with special guests Dejobaan Games, High Class Kitsch, 80HD and Play Nimbus at the Innovation Stage! Click here for more info.
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Come on down, check out the Becker IGDA chapter and “Meet MassDiGI” – a great opportunity to network, talk games and more! All Worcester area game development students are welcome.
When: September 27, 2013 – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Becker College, Weller Academic Center, 61 Sever St., Lecture Hall/210, Worcester, MA
More information can be found here.
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80 William St., future home of the MassDiGI NVC at Becker College.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded $1.4 million to the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute to help create the MassDiGI New Ventures Center at Becker College. Please click here to read the press release and stories in the Boston Globe, Gamasutra, GamePolitics, MassLive, Develop, GameSpot, Polygon and Worcester Telegram.
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Visit MassDiGI at the Boston Festival of Indie Games on September 14, 2013. Drop by and check out our table – play student-developed games, learn about our program and services and more!
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MassDiGI SIP students show off their games at Open House.
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