Northeastern University- Seattle Hosts Game Design Workshop

Northeastern University- Seattle hosted a game design workshop where Professor Jay Laird directed a packed room through game design exercises and the Masters in Digital Media offered by Northeastern. Each group was tasked with developing their own games complete with rules and modes of play. The night was fun and full of laughs as each group creatively worked through the assigned tasks all the while learning what it means to be a game designer.

Professor Laird also touched upon the GAMES initiative and how Northeastern University- Seattle is breaking ground in video games designed for social change.  The GAMES initiative focuses on getting and keeping middle school aged girls interested in STEM fields and topics through the use of targeted video games.

Below is a video of the work Northeastern students have done and a taste of what a Northeastern education can yield in the field of game design.