MIT Game Lab

MIT's Independent Activities Period is a great time to try out new things. @MITstudents and others are welcome to join us for a 3-day workshop on all things Train Games, Jan 23-25, 11am-5pm each day. Registration is required, spaces are limited. calendar.mit.edu/event/iap_2024…

New Best of 2023 list includes @criticalplay & @hopfka's "Playing Oppression" and "Earlier" (published by @SemiotextePress). Thank you!

We were excited to be featured in MIT News yesterday! "Serious play at the MIT Game Lab" - news.mit.edu/2023/serious-p…

Exciting event for those thinking about games, play, and theme parks!

Thanks all for coming out last night! Ya'll brought some exciting games & it was amazing seeing @SnoozyKazoo's Turnip Boy Robs a Bank on the huge screen! We can't wait to be back in the spring, huge thank you to our hosts @mitopenspace + @MITGameLab and sponsor @skymapgames 💖

Our book is now available as a free download! Check it out here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monog…

We've rolled back the PC version of "A Slower Speed of Light" that you can download from our website. It only supports keyboard/mouse but it's more stable on Windows. Mac and Linux downloads stay on the 2020 version, with controller support. gamelab.mit.edu/slower

Demo night at @bostonindies in the @mitopenspace - test some games and get some pizza tonight !

Getting ready for a day-long workshop at @risd - “Playing Counter-Colonialism”. Looking forward to the prototyping and play session this afternoon! mailchi.mp/b461aeed1dcf/p…

Hosting @bostonindies again at @mitopenspace (1st time in-person since Feb 2020). Happy to have them here! They’ll be back next month with a Demo Night.

The artwork by @sodapopcomics is amazing when seen in person!

We’re live at #paxeast - @hopfka is ready to take on Promesa with you!

Anyone at #PAXeast - come play Promesa, a family board game designed at MIT Game Lab by the Popcicleta collective about Puerto Rico and the debt imposed by the US government, at the Unpub booth today from 2:30-6pm! arts.mit.edu/promesa-board-…

Register for a webinar introducing the new #MITxPRO Professional Certificate in Game Design - webinar is Feb 13, 11am US-Eastern. emeritus.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Happy new year and new book! You can preorder our new book (w/ @hopfka) Playing Oppression now!! amazon.com/Playing-Oppres…

Take a forward-thinking, inclusive approach to #gamedesign. Learn from MIT expert instructors who actively practice game design and conduct research in @MITGameLab emrt.us/mo-pcgd-tw-bp @MITxPRO #gamedevelopment

GameLab researcher Dr. Mikael Jakobsson (@hopfka) presented some of his work on boardgames at this terrific event that brought scholars from across the Institute together (organized by Kat Cizek & @opendoclab): news.mit.edu/2022/worlding-…

Special event, Nov. 30! @LupeFiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction” (in-person @MIT and streamed) cmswm.it/3EFM4pB. It'll be "an exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap." @MIT_SHASS @LITatMIT @ArtsatMIT

Join CMS/W: Faculty openings for Native American Studies and Chinese Language and Culture cmswm.it/3Boqlj7