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Exploring the Potential of Play --
http://gamelab.mit.edu/
And this Sunday, we'll be at Boston FIG with our cooperative boardgame about the debt crisis in Puerto Rico, Promesa! Come to the Cyclorama in Boston and play our game with us!
www.bostonfig.com/festival-2025/
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BostonFIG | 2025 Festival
BostonFIG | 2025 Festival
https://www.bostonfig.com/festival-2025/
14 days ago
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We have partnered with MIT's Global Humanities Initiative to explore games, play, and systems across deep time and deep space. Join our forum on Friday, Dec 12 @ 10am (US-Eastern) to learn about our projects.
comparativeglobalhumanities.mit.edu/5th-mit-glob...
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5th MIT Global Humanities Forum on “Public Literacies: Civic Systems, Media & Emotional Intelligence” on Dec 12 (online) – MIT Comparative Global Humanities
https://comparativeglobalhumanities.mit.edu/5th-mit-global-humanities-forum-on-public-literacies-civic-systems-media-emotional-intelligence-on-dec-12-online/
14 days ago
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Excited to run a Climate Game workshop with MIT’s System Awareness Lab & Scheller Teacher Education Program today! We’re critiquing and playing
#boardgames
that imagine
#climate
futures.
10 months ago
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Our researcher and designer, Philip Tan, profiled in MIT News on his work in DJ culture and technology
news.mit.edu/2025/mixing-...
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Mixing beats, history, and technology
MIT research scientist, game designer, DJ, and alumnus Philip Tan teaches the course CMS.303/803/21M.365 (DJ History, Technique, and Technology) at MIT.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/mixing-beats-history-technology-0217
10 months ago
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Today at 10am EST, our
@hopfka.bsky.social
talks with Striking Flint and Heading Forward designer
@johndubois.bsky.social
about his work in
#boardgames
. More details (including Zoom link) here
calendar.mit.edu/event/playin...
(sponsored by MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
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IAP 2025: Playing Workers – Worker Representation and Resistance in Board Games
Worker placement games are beloved by modern board gamers. The act of placing cubes or discs in factories or farms to increase production and profit is certainly enticing, but what do the workers want...
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/playing-workers
11 months ago
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reposted by
MIT Game Lab
Rik Eberhardt
11 months ago
Talking about "Playing Workers" at the
#mitgamelab
and Morningside Academy for Design. Fingers crossed my recording setup works - hope to post them next week!
#boardgames
calendar.mit.edu/event/playin...
(John du Bois talks with us tomorrow at 10am)
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IAP 2025: Playing Workers – Worker Representation and Resistance in Board Games
Worker placement games are beloved by modern board gamers. The act of placing cubes or discs in factories or farms to increase production and profit is certainly enticing, but what do the workers want...
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/playing-workers
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Short thread of a ton of fun and playful activities for MIT Students and Community members this IAP (Independent Activities Period - our January/Winter semester).
11 months ago
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reposted by
MIT Game Lab
Rik Eberhardt
11 months ago
The MIT Mystery Hunt starts in 4 days!
puzzles.mit.edu
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MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club
The MIT Mystery Hunt is an internationally renowned puzzle competition which takes place every January on MIT campus and attracts hundreds of participants from all over the world.
http://puzzles.mit.edu
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reposted by
MIT Game Lab
Rik Eberhardt
11 months ago
First session of our Make Noise Jam
#mitiap
event hosted by
@mitgamelab.bsky.social
& the MIT Voxel Lab - Philip Tan starts us out by playing some Otomatone & Stylophones at us!
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Was exciting to have our Open Houses featured at MIT News yesterday!
news.mit.edu/2023/serious...
about 2 years ago
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