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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Jam Site Information
Address: 

100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280

Building Name: 
Fuller Labs, Room 222
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Jeffrey Thomas
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
none
48hours: 
Site will remain open for entire 48 hours
Who can participate: 
Any US citizen or resident
Age restrictions: 
16+ years only
Available tools or technology: 
Computers, Adobe CS5 products
Security: 
No security available
Auditorium space: 
No space available

Becker College

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Jam Site Information
Address: 

61 Sever Street. Worcester, MA 01609

Link to Map: 
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Building Name: 
Weller Building
Website: 
http://www.becker.edu/pages/1.asp
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Jonathan Munoz
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
None
48hours: 
Site will remain open for entire 48 hours
Who can participate: 
Anyone who pre-registers
Age restrictions: 
16 and older
Available tools or technology: 
30 PCs equipped with Unity, Full Adobe Creative Suite, GameMaker, ZBrush, and 2012 Autodesk 3D Max, Maya, Soft Image, Mudbox. Wi-Fi Available.
Security: 
This site has onsite security
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available
Notes: 

Becker College is located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. Our lab located on the third floor of the Weller Building has 30 PCs equipped with Unity, Full Adobe Creative Suite, GameMaker, ZBrush, and 2012 Autodesk 3D Max, Maya, Soft Image, Mudbox. Additionally, there is ample room and electric outlets should participants wish to bring their own laptops and the entire building is Wi-Fi enabled. There is also large lecture hall located in Weller which can accommodate all registered game jammers as well as additional personnel for a post jam presentation. Security for the event shall be provided for the entire 48 hours so participants may continue to work throughout the entire time if they so wish. Many of the college's students are interested in participating in the jam, but we welcome other game developers in the surrounding area to join us as well.

Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab

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Jam Site Information
Address: 

5 Cambridge Center
3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142

Link to Map: 
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5+cambridge+center+cambridge+MA...
Building Name: 
5 Cambridge Center
Website: 
http://gambit.mit.edu
Local Registration Site: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFSaC1majhVLUJJeXQ0VlJ2VmV...
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Rik Eberhardt
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
none
48hours: 
Site is not open for the entire 48 hours
Hours: 
9am - midnight
Who can participate: 
Anyone who registers on our local form and RECEIVES A REPLY
Age restrictions: 
18+ only
Available tools or technology: 
Mac & Windows workstations, Unity, Adobe Creative Suite, and a bunch more!
Security: 
This site has onsite security
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available
Notes: 

This will be our 4th year participating in the Global Game Jam. Our site is hosted at MIT and open to anyone from the public. Acceptance to our site is based on the skills you bring (we try to get a certain number of self-identified programmers, artists, and audio designers) and availability.

Please register on our local form FIRST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFSaC1majhVLUJJeXQ...

As of December 15th, we have 75 people registered (out of 70 slots!). Anybody registering via this form from this point on is on a waiting list (in case I get a confirmed drop out and have a slot remaining).

Creative Industries at Northeastern University

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Jam Site Information
Address: 

324 Ryder Hall
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

Building Name: 
Ryder Hall
Website: 
http://www.northeastern.edu/ci
Local Registration Site: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBGTGFINVBlc0NWODNoVmU3MjB...
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Mark Sivak
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
none
48hours: 
Site is not open for the entire 48 hours
Hours: 
9am-midnight
Who can participate: 
Anyone
Age restrictions: 
18+
Available tools or technology: 
Workstations with Adobe Suite, Maya, Unity, and more
Security: 
This site has onsite security
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - [2011 site]

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Location Information
Address: 

WPI
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609

Link to Map: 
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=100+Institute+Road,+Worcester,+MA&ie=UTF8&hq...
Building Name: 
Fuller Laboratories
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Matthew Lyon
Contact Email: 
mlyon@wpi.edu
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
none
48hours: 
Site will remain open for entire 48 hours
Security: 
No security available
IT tools: 
Provide specialized game development tools, or licenses for participating jammers
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available

Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab - [2011 site]

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Location Information
Address: 

5 Cambridge Center
3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142

Link to Map: 
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5+cambridge+center+cambridge+MA...
Building Name: 
5 Cambridge Center
Website: 
http://gambit.mit.edu
Local Registration Site: 
http://gambit.mit.edu/ggj
Jam Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Rik Eberhardt
Contact Email: 
reberhar@mit.edu
Jam Logistics
Entrance Fee: 
0
48hours: 
Site is not open for the entire 48 hours
hours: 
Friday & Saturday: 9am-midnight, Sunday: 9am-5pm
Security: 
This site has onsite security
IT tools: 
Provide specialized game development tools, or licenses for participating jammers
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available
Notes: 

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - [2010 site]

Global Game Jam 2010 Participating Jam Site

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Organizer Information
Contact Name: 
Matthew Lyon
Location Information
Address: 

100 Institute RD
Worcester, MA 01609

Building Name: 
Fuller Laboratories
Jam logistics
Entrace Fee: 
0
48hours: 
Site is not open for the entire 48 hours
Internet Access: 
Internet access available
IT tools: 
Provide specialized game development tools, or licenses for participating jammers
food: 
Have access to coffee/beverages and food in close vicinity
Security: 
No security available
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available
Notes: 

We expect a mix of professional developers and students.

We have 27 computers available in the lab, but space for a maximum of 35 people.
A full listing of the hardware and software available in the lab can be found here: http://imgd.wpi.edu/imgdlab.html

Please contact either myself or Dean O' Donnell (dodo at wpi dot edu) if you have any questions.

Northestern University College of Creative Industries - [2010 site]

Global Game Jam 2010 Participating Jam Site

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Organizer Information
Company or Institution name: 
Northeastern University
Contact Name: 
Mark Sivak
Location Information
Address: 

360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
02115

Building Name: 
3rd Floor of Ryder
Link to Map: 
http://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/map/qad7.html
Website: 
http://www.ci.neu.edu
Jam logistics
Entrace Fee: 
none
48hours: 
Site is not open for the entire 48 hours
hours: 
F:5pm-10pm Sa:8am-11pm Su:8am-5pm
Internet Access: 
Internet access available
IT tools: 
Provide specialized game development tools, or licenses for participating jammers
food: 
Have access to coffee/beverages and food in close vicinity
Security: 
This site has onsite security
Auditorium space: 
Have auditorium space available

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