MIT Game Lab

Exploring the Potential of Play at MIT!

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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. https://t.co/9JfnVhsl4c

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

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

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

We were excited to be featured in MIT News yesterday! "Serious play at the MIT Game Lab" - https://t.co/8RTaiD9w4u

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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

[Boston Indies @bostonindies]

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 💖

[Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka]

Our book is now available as a free download! Check it out here: https://t.co/sXCS40Z27u

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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.

https://t.co/GENhZjS8ge

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

Getting ready for a day-long workshop at @risd - “Playing Counter-Colonialism”. Looking forward to the prototyping and play session this afternoon! https://t.co/g6FLuUKgZT

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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.

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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! https://t.co/Eli20zsd5P

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

Register for a webinar introducing the new #MITxPRO Professional Certificate in Game Design - webinar is Feb 13, 11am US-Eastern. https://t.co/D56nccdflC

[Mary Flanagan @criticalplay]

Happy new year and new book! You can preorder our new book (w/ @hopfka) Playing Oppression now!! https://t.co/Qy9V95pXb7

[Emeritus @EMERITUS_INST]

Take a forward-thinking, inclusive approach to #gamedesign. Learn from MIT expert instructors who actively practice game design and conduct research in @MITGameLab
https://t.co/5sfWr4WxpX

@MITxPRO #gamedevelopment

[MIT Game Lab @MITGameLab]

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): https://t.co/MRjTZbgLpe

[MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing @mit_cmsw]

Special event, Nov. 30! @LupeFiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction” (in-person @MIT and streamed) https://t.co/1zebxStlgr. It'll be "an exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap." @MIT_SHASS @LITatMIT @ArtsatMIT

[MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing @mit_cmsw]

Join CMS/W: Faculty openings for Native American Studies and Chinese Language and Culture https://t.co/W0MVeiLJaW