As promised, the next Boston Game Jam will be the Fall 2011 Cardboard Jam, on October 8th and 9th at GAMBIT.
As before, please bring your friends who love design and board or card games but whom are afraid of the whole programming/tech side of game jams. If that you, then now’s your chance to bring yourself to a jam!
The beauty of this jam is that the technology barrier is waaaaaaay lower — anyone can cut out pieces of paper, write with a pen, and organize objects on a board! We’ll also be adding a bit more structure this time to facilitate play-testing and the peer feedback process.
Where? When? How Much? Why?!
When:
October 8th and 9th, 2011
Sat: 9am – 11pm
Sat: 9am – 6pm
Where:
Singapore/MIT
GAMBIT Game Lab
MIT Building NE25-388
5 Cambridge Center, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Google Map
Cost:
Free!
Why:
Because Boston still needs more independent game development
and open, creative collaboration and innovation. And because
making non-digital games lowers the barrier of entry and
allows anyone to try their hand at game design in a
collaborative environment. The April CBJ was a huge success,
so we’re bringing it back!
What to bring:
Paper, cardboard, playing card decks, dice, etc. Anything that
will help you design and implement your game! Notebooks are
encouraged, though we’ll have lots of whiteboard space
for collaborate design.
Hosted By:
Darren Torpey (darren AT boston game jams DOT com)
Rik Eberhardt (reberhar AT mit DOT edu)
Registration/RSVP
At this jam we’ll focus more than ever on using constraints to inspire creativity in the design process and on cross-team collaboration. In particular, we will be playtesting each others’ games a lot at this jam.
What’s a game jam?
A game jam is an event where people of all disciplines come
together to create interesting interactive works.
I’ve written up a more thorough Q & A for game jams
on the
Game Jams
page.
Sponsorship welcome!
If you or your company would like to sponsor the food for the event, email me (darren _AT_ bostongamejams _DOT_ com) to discuss details. Thanks!
EXTRA SUPER MEGA BONUS 2000: Vickie’s FOOD JAM
My wife,
Vickie Torpey, likes to do a mini-jam of her own, but her creative
specialty is making TASTY THINGS™, so she likes to prepare us
lots of delicious food (aka “yummies for our
tummies”) to keep our bellies happy and the
creative juices flowing! What’s more, she does
it live with us on location, improvising with limited
resources, in full “jam” style. :)
Also: Vickie’s can make her food very
veggie/vegan/allergy friendly, so just let us know about your
special needs when you register.
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