Fall Arcade 2020

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MICA Game Lab will be hosting an exhibition of student work titled FALL ARCADE 2020 - SCREENSHOT Edition. Submissions are open from MONDAY NOV 9th 2020 to FRIDAY NOV 20th 2020. The exhibition will open on DEC 10th 2020 with a closing reception on Friday JAN 21st 2021 at 8PM.

Makin’ Stuff With Yann

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Makin' Stuff With Yann is the weekly office open hours with our Game Designer in Residence Yann Seznec

Archive Conference

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Archive is a two day celebration of game history and culture and a project between our lab and Magfest.

Black Space and Real Wakandas

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We were lucky to have the designers and advocates at Intelligent Mischief visit us and host a world building workshop.

Hunt & Peck

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The MICA Game Lab presented Hunt and Peck an exhibition we put on in collaboration with the VGA Gallery of Chicago.

Ian Dallas Talk

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Ian Dallas is the creative director of Giant Sparrow the studio behind The Unfinished Swan and What Remains of Edith Finch.

LARP Workshop

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We ran a two day experimental LARP workshop with game designer Allison Cole.

Future of VR, Games & Medicine

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Baltimore is a leading region in Health Care, VR/AR and we hosted a panel in partnership with Lifebridge Health exploring this area.

Playtest This!

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Playtest This! is an event series where we invite game designers and studios to test works in progress with our students and lab.

Bruce Glassco Talk

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Bruce Glassco is the designer of Betrayal at House on the Hill and gave a great talk about narrative strategies for game designers.

Kunal Gupta / Babycastles

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Kunal Gupta is an artist, programmer, musician, entrepreneur and founder of Babycastles, an art gallery for independent video games.

Loco Local 4!

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Loco Local is our annual local multiplayer event featuring amazingly fun and engaging games from indie designers.