The Boston Festival of Indie Games is coming up very shortly. This festival showcases upcoming indie games from many companies. It is a join venture between the MIT game lab and Boston Indies.
Appeal for those who develop indie games
Representatives from companies such as Alienware will be there. The developers of the Unity framework will also be there. You can meet big names in the industry there. More than that, you can also meet fellow developers. Let us go over a few of the teams that will be there:
- Wadjet Eye Games
- IBM
- Super Ghosts, LLC
- 82 Apps
- 80HD Games
- Axis Sivitz
- Father Octopus
There will be other teams as well. There will also be a great number of indie games to see. Like many conventions of this type, this is a great place to network. You can also show off your artwork for free or register for a larger distribution presentation of your game. Check out your options here.
Appeal for the fans of indie games
For fans of indie games, you will be able to demo new games. More than that you will also be able to see where technology is currently going. Sponsors for this include Adobe, DIGboston and many more. There will be thirty-six games that you can check out within the showcase.
Card and board games will also be featured. Overall this is an event for the total nerd. There will even be films featured. You can even feature your own games of this type as well.
Getting to the Boston Festival of Indie Games
The event itself will take place at EG&G Education Center (Building 34), 50 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA. The event itself is free and registration starts at 9:30. Overall you have nothing to lose by attending. You may even find some new connections you did not expect.
