New England Tech to host Global Game Jam

EAST GREENWICH – New England Institute of Technology is hosting the 2015 Global Game Jam from Jan. 23 through 25.
The 48-hour game design event will be held at 489 “jam sites” worldwide, and NEIT has seved as an official international host site since 2012.
It is billed as a “hackathon for game development,” according to information on the Global Game Jam website, www.globalgamejam.org.
Douglas H. Sherman, senior vice president and provost at New England Institute of Technology, said the kickoff for the event will be held Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. in the college’s media presentation theater.
Registration for this event is free, but participants must be 18 years of age or older. To register, go to http://globalgamejam.neit.edu/.
Global Game Jam has brought students, faculty, hobbyists and professionals together to team up and create complete, playable games over the course of the weekend. To date, there are 11,562 registered participants in 74 countries with the level of participation increasing each year.
Sherman stated, “New England Tech is very excited to host this worldwide gaming event. This type of competition tests the gaming knowledge of each participant while fostering team building skills that are crucial in the gaming industry. From the novice gamer to the advanced, this event will be fun, challenging and memorable for all.”
According to information posted on Global Game Jam, participants gather on Friday late afternoon to watch a short video keynote with advice from leading game developers. A secret theme is then announced.
Then, all sites worldwide are challenged to make games based on that same theme. Games must be completed by Sunday afternoon. Last year, 488 locations in 72 countries created more than 4,000 games during the jam weekend.

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