Look around you. There’s a digital revolution happening. Digital games play a dynamic role in this uprising — at home, in the workplace, in classrooms, on the T — everywhere. A recent report in The Economist noted, “…games will be the fastest-growing and most exciting form of mass media over the coming decade.” Click here to read the full story in the WBJ.
On February 29, Lieut. Governor Timothy Murray was joined by MassDIGI on a campus visit to Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) in Boston. BHCC is home to a highly-regarded gaming and simulation program. Click here to view the video and hear the story at Charlestown Patch.
The Princeton Review has released its 2012 game program rankings and four Massachusetts colleges and universities have been listed. MIT (#2) and Becker College (#10) were both ranked as top 10 undergraduate programs and Northeastern University and WPI received honorable mentions. Also, MIT (#3) was ranked as a top 10 graduate program. Click here to read the full story in USA Today.
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For the college students who’d rather play Call of Duty on a Friday night, we’ve got some good news for you. The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI) based at Becker College has just announced a new program for gamers looking to break into the interactive entertainment industry. Click here to read the full story at BostInno.
The Bay State’s newest industry sector booster, the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI), will be holding a new game development competition called the MassDiGI Game Challenge, to be held in mid-April. Click here to read the full story in Mass High Tech.
WGBH’s Greater Boston host Emily Rooney talks about games, PAX East and MassDiGI with Jon Radoff of Disruptor Beam and Tim Loew of MassDiGI. Watch the full video below or click here.
MassDiGI will be at PAX East! Visit us at Becker College’s Booth #140 along with Muzzy Lane Software. Click here for more information about PAX East.
Reed Exhibitions and PAX East have committed to Boston until 2023. Reed will contribute $325K to MassDiGI over that time period. Click here to read the full story.
We all know that the digital gaming cluster in Massachusetts is strong and getting stronger. Join the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MassDiGI, Boston Indies, MassTLC, MIT Enterprise Forum NE Games SIG and Boston Post Mortem to show the world and attendees of PAX East that Massachusetts’ gaming scene is one of the best in the country!
What are we planning?
1. Made in MA Host System
2. Made in MA Lounge
3. Made in MA Quest
4. #MadeInMA on Twitter
For more information and to sign up: http://madeinmahost.eventbrite.com/
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