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.
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!
PAX EAST CONTRIBUTES $325,000 TO MASSACHUSETTS DIGITAL GAMES INSTITUTE
PAX East organizers Reed Exhibitions invest in Massachusetts digital games education and economy
Worcester, Mass., February 15, 2012 –PAX East announced its investment in digital games education and industry in Massachusetts today with a contribution of $325,000 to the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (Mass DiGI), located at Becker College. The funds will be distributed over 11 years, with $50,000 in the first year. Click here to read the full press release.
Tim Loew and Monty Sharma of MassDiGI will talk legislation and opportunities for HTML5 games. Then, join in for a Global Game Jam play day! Click here for more details.