GameDevCT Mixer at UConn

Do you have any game development projects you're working on? Come hang out to talk shop and playtest your creations! This time we'll be hosting our mixer in person at UConn's Bishop Center in Storrs on Saturday, December 9th. Free parking can be found in any of the student and commuter parking lots in downtown Storrs.

The event will be in Bishop 146, the first room on the first floor, and we'll have tables, chairs, and access to power outlets so feel free to bring your digital and/or tabletop games for playtesting!

Our first presentation will be by UConn Professor Ken Thompson, Abrahamic Aleppo, followed by a rapid-fire of student game presentations from UConn, the University of New Haven, Quinnipiac University, and other indies.

Abrahamic Aleppo is a UConn Global Affairs and Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute | Dodd Impact project that highlights culture and arts through a narrative, interactive experience. Players take on the role of a young child tasked with helping their family host a traditional garden party in 1928. During the experience, the player explores key locations such as a coffee house, a marketplace, an affluent private home, the Baron Hotel, and the local neighborhood. While playing, they engage in cultural crafts such as soap making, puppetry, and tarab, while interacting with fictional characters whose stories highlight human rights themes through an Abrahamic lens.

Having a project you're actively working on isn't a requirement for attendance though. If you have an interest in game development and aren't sure where to get started, feel free to drop by to ask for advice! Or if you just want to meet other game developers in Connecticut and surrounding areas, this is the place to do that!