Game Jam

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

    Description of Activity

    University of Portsmouth / Exia.CESI / Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg / Lakeland Community College Game Jam 2012

    A week-long Game Jam (game-making competition) for students of Exia.CESI (France), Aalborg Universitet (Denmark) and Lakeland Community College (USA). Arranged by Neil Dansey in collaboration with CESI staff and funded by staff mobility via ERASMUS. Neil was also accompanied by another lecturer and six students from UoP who went to various centres to help with communication and local organisation. A record 325 students across 13 locations in France and the USA got into teams and took part in a problem-based game development scenario simultaneously, competing for awards in a number of categories. Guest lecture also provided by Neil Dansey. Resulted in local press coverage in Ohio, USA, and local TV coverage in several regions of France, featuring interviews with our students.
    PeriodDec 2012
    Event typeConference