Get ready for a (Game) Jam Jan. 27-29

A gamers dream event will be held at the Engineering Center Jan. 27-29: the Global Game Jam, hosted by FIU’s Collaborative Open Innovation Lab (COIL ), an educational program that assists students and pros in envisioning and realizing technology ideas.

Some 10,000 game enthusiasts, developers, designers and artists are expected to participate in the International Game Developers Guild’s annual computer programming event in more than 44 countries. Their challenge is to create innovative video games in just 48 hours.

FIU’s Engineering Center will be one of more than 200 Jam sites worldwide featuring talks from expert developers and providing a gathering place for sharing game development knowledge.

Registration is free but limited to 30 committed participants. For more information about the Miami Jam site, click here. Check out the Global Game Jam’s trailer:

Global Game Jam 2012 Trailer from Adam Barenblat on Vimeo.