Robots for Distant Musicians

A set of musically responsive robots designed for remote multiplayer gameplay. Public opening on Discord on July 20th! Come and play!

The Quadcade

The Quadcade explores how VR games can be used in the rehabilitation of severe spinal cord injuries.

Trust in Play

In 2019-2020 the MICA Game Lab took part in an amazing project called Trust in Play - The European School of Urban Game Design.

Playtest Hub

This is our lab's test site for student projects that need your feedback! Come and check out our games in progress!

Dispatch

Dispatch is a team based puzzle game designed to promote social problem solving skills for community policing.

Fishtopolis

Fishtopolis is a card game designed for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance to be used in their Transportation 101 course.

MICA BALL

MICA BALL is a large urban game that we designed for the entire MICA freshman class (400+ students) to play.

Designer In Residence Program

Our game designer in residence program is a one year teaching and research opportunity for a designer working in the field of games.

Story Lines

Story Lines is a mobile story telling game about building empathy between players.

Matteo Uguzzoni: Immersion

Matteo Uguzzoni was our 2018-2019 Game Designer in Residence and researched immersive play.

Hybrid Games Studio

Hybrid Games is a collaborative course we run in partnership with Johns Hopkin's School of Computer Science. In the course students create digital and analog game hybrids using tabletop PCs.

Game Lab Cabinets

We currently have two custom arcade cabinets showcasing student games, one is in MICA's library and the other is at the Creative Alliance, a local art organization and gallery.