Boston Globe Announces MGC Winners
Last Monday 38 Studios and the Boston Globe announced the winners of the Massachusetts Game Challenge, sponsored by the MMO development company .
The game challenge was announced in December of 2007 and was aimed at students in the area, giving them a chance to showcase their talents. The Boston Globe story talked to all three of the winners, and ran quite a large story on the event.
The game challenge was announced in December of 2007 and was aimed at students in the area, giving them a chance to showcase their talents. The Boston Globe story talked to all three of the winners, and ran quite a large story on the event.
The three finalists were invited to the Maynard headquarters recently to collect their prize from Schilling. The first-place team members took home $3,000 each, the second-place teammates earned $2,000 each, and the third-place squad got $1,000 apiece.We asked Brett Close, CEO and President of 38 Studios what he thought of the success of the MGC, and he told us:
"You say, 'I want to make video games for a living,' but you never really think it could happen. I guess now it's starting to seem a lot more real," said Walley, who added that the team didn't begin designing Munch's Vacation until a month after the contest was announced.
Our goal was to make the Massachusetts Game Challenge a fun and engaging way to energize local game development students to show off their talent and gain recognition, and the WPI team really shined. The quality and depth of their design exceeded our expectations, particularly coming from first-year students. They’ve set the bar pretty high for what we’d like to see from them as juniors and seniors in upcoming challenges.Congrats to the winners, and we look forward to seeing your game featured on the 38 Studios webpage soon!