Serious play at the MIT Game Lab
This unique lab uses games as a way for students to play, explore, and learn to think critically about the role of games in society.
Game Lab
A new board game highlights the colonized experience
Departing from games that glorify European conquest, “Promesa” helps players understand Puerto Rico as a modern-day colony.
Indigenous knowledge and technology at MIT: “Is it wise?”
A week of workshops, lab visits, and pairings matched Indigenous delegates with relevant labs and researchers across MIT.
Play Labs accelerator announces second annual open call for submissions
Digital currency and blockchain technology added to this year’s list of “playful tech” eligible startups.
Kaylee de Soto: A game changer
Incoming freshman refreshes Plasma Science and Fusion Center outreach tools.
Demo day showcases serious innovation in “playful” tech
Play Labs startups include virtual pets, nausea-reducing virtual reality games, and augmented-reality paintballing.
Play Labs announces first class of VR/AR/playful startups and demo session
First accelerator program on the MIT campus will showcase 12 startups across a mix of gaming, virtual reality, esports, and augmented reality technologies.
Play Labs, a playful tech accelerator for MIT students and alumni, launches
MIT Game Lab, Bayview Labs, and Seraph Group announce funding, facilities, and mentorship for startups focusing on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.
A novel approach to teaching socially responsible real estate: games
MIT’s Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab uses gaming to advance its mission in China.
MIT hosts discussion on scaling STEM education
President Reif and Congressman Joe Kennedy III lead an afternoon of discussions on how to bring quality STEM education to all.
Kaylee de Soto: A game changer
Incoming freshman refreshes Plasma Science and Fusion Center outreach tools.