Welcome

SIP '16 - Team picture
SIP '16 - Demo time
Game Challenge '16 - Winners & Runners-up
Game Challenge '16 - Mentoring
SIP '15 - Team picture
Game Challenge '15 - Mentoring
SIP '14 - Team picture
Game Challenge '14 - Grand Prize winner Jenna Hoffstein, founder, Little Worlds Interactive
Game Challenge '14 - Mentoring
SIP ’13 - Mentoring
SIP '13 - Team picture
SIP ’13 - Demo time

The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDigi) at WPI is the center for entrepreneurship, academic cooperation, economic and workforce development across the Massachusetts games ecosystem.

Established in 2011 and based in Worcester, MassDigi is the result of creative collaboration among academia, industry and government, aimed at supporting the success of the Commonwealth’s games community.

Recent Announcements

SIP26 application is open through Feb. 27, 2026.
This year we plan to update our look, website and more!
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What people are saying…

MassDiGI did an amazing job organizing the event and bringing so many great developers, mentors and speakers together. The feedback and experience I received during the Game Challenge was extremely valuable, and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who is making a game and wants it to succeed.

Jenna Hoffstein, Founder, Little Worlds Interactive

This past summer was, without a doubt, the most productive, amazing, incredible, fun time I have had in my college life. I can’t thank MassDiGI enough for the experience it allowed me to have with the other incredible artists and programmers I was able to meet and work with. The staff and every mentor who stopped by helped us believe in ourselves and created a fantastic game dev environment for all of us. If there’s one thing I learned from this program, it’s that you won’t discover what you are capable of until you just go out and try your best at something.

Renzo Heredia, Berklee College of Music '15 and SIP '14

Massachusetts is not only one of the largest digital games clusters in the United States, representing a $2 billion industry and employing approximately 4,000 people [directly and indirectly] across the state, but we are also home to strong academic institutions focused on digital game design and development. This presents a real opportunity for MassDiGI to promote collaboration between academia and industry, nurture existing and new talent, and strengthen the industry’s growing presence in the Commonwealth. We’re excited about the partnerships already underway and the future collaborations this new institute will foster.

Timothy P. Murray, Former Mass. Lieutenant Governor

I directly correlate all I know about this industry to MassDiGI. Thanks for giving students an opportunity to open their eyes and ears to what they need to know.

Ali Swei, Becker College '14 and SIP '12

The Summer Innovation Program has been invaluable. It was one of the most eye-opening, wonderful experiences of my life.

Loren Sherman, MIT '17 and SIP '14

Not only did the MassDiGI Game Challenge bring together students and game developers to make games, but MassDiGI also provided numerous educational sessions drawing insights from executives in the Boston area and beyond all lending a fresh perspective on game development. It was a pleasure to participate as a mentor / speaker and to interact with such an enthusiastic group of students, who I was glad to see walk away with actionable goals and a concept to pitch to potential investors.

Elliott Mitchell, Founder, VDA and Boston Unity Group

Latest News & Announcements

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion takes grand prize in ninth annual MassDiGI Game Challenge

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MassDiGI on NECN’s CEO Corner

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2018 Pre Game Challenge a success

This past Saturday MassDiGI hosted our first-ever Pre Game Challenge. The event,…

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Grant gives MassDiGI New Ventures Center a boost

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May’s Journey takes grand prize in sixth annual MassDiGI Game Challenge pitch contest

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MassDiGI granted Collaborative Workspace award

MassDiGI is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Collaborative…

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MassDiGI wins EforAll Summit Innovation Award

MassDiGI was honored with the first-ever Innovation Award at the 2016…

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MassDiGI awarded $583K in federal funding

Read more about it at Gamasutra, Engadget, McGovern.House.Gov, WBJ, Worcester Sun, Telegram.com and GoLocal….

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Boston Globe: VR game that lets you pilot a spaceship won top honors at 2016 MassDiGI game pitch contest

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MassLive: MassDiGI and Irish students team up to produce new video games

“When students from across the country gather in Worcester to produce video…

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MassDiGI: Digital Games Institute

Welcome

Recent Announcements

What people are saying…

Latest News & Announcements

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion takes grand prize in ninth annual MassDiGI Game Challenge

MassDiGI on NECN’s CEO Corner

2018 Pre Game Challenge a success

Grant gives MassDiGI New Ventures Center a boost

May’s Journey takes grand prize in sixth annual MassDiGI Game Challenge pitch contest

MassDiGI granted Collaborative Workspace award

MassDiGI wins EforAll Summit Innovation Award

MassDiGI awarded $583K in federal funding

Boston Globe: VR game that lets you pilot a spaceship won top honors at 2016 MassDiGI game pitch contest

MassLive: MassDiGI and Irish students team up to produce new video games

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