Posts Categorized: Announcements

AlphaLab Game Jam

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From November 16-17th AlphaLab held its first competitive game jam in which two teams sat down and worked on games for 36 hours. During the Game Jam each team was given a noun and a verb that they had to use in the games they made. The noun they had to use was puppy and [...]

Depaul’s Octodad getting more well known

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I just found this article on a well known site I always check out and this is pretty sweet that the guys that made this game are now a company.   http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/younghorsesbreaksoctodadscover.html#.UIqXHcXA_bg

Kickstarter fund named after IAM alum

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I.A.M. alumnus Will McShane (Class of 2011) is the inspiration behind a new fund for entrepreneurs. “The William McShane Fund” is an award of $25,000 created by the Buckyballs toy company and the Brookstone retail chain. Buckyballs are magnetic toys, and McShane was the first person ever to purchase the product. Twelve ideas were selected [...]