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Follow on Google News | The Art Institute Of Portland Host Location For Global Game Jam 2010Students and Local Game Developers Collaborate to Prototype Video Games in 48 Hours
By: Emily Wyant, The Art Institute of Portland “Hosting the Global Game Jam was an incredible benefit to our students, who had the opportunity to learn from, and network with, local industry professionals on an event, which strives to unify the industry on a global-scale,” Motivated by collaboration, creativity and caffeine, 34 local gamers, members of the Portland Area Game Developers Interest Group (PAGDIG) and Art Institute students not only met the challenge, they surpassed it—developing five games over the weekend, which can be viewed on the Global Game Jam site, globalgamejam.org/ Portland was one of 138 venues worldwide to participate in this year’s event. On February 24th, participants of the Global Game Jam will present a “post-mortem” # # # The Art Institute of Portland is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu) End
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