Get your game hack on

Modern Jago is Microsoft's new space in Shoreditch for designers, developers and artists. We run and host events and open the space for folks to come down and co-work. Want to find out more about the space? You can have a chat to us on Twitter or Facebook, or find us in a bunch of other places.

Everyone loves games, right? Reason enough for our new series of free game design and game hack workshops. Why not come along?

Upcoming sessions are below. Hit the link on each one to book your space.

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER

Principles of Game Design, 1pm – 4pm - An introduction to the principles of game design. Working in small groups, workshop members will design and create an analogue prototype game.

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER

Video Game Hacking, 1pm – 4pm - Workshop members will hack classic video games to create their own custom modifications of the game. This will involve editing code and changing graphic files. No previous coding experience required.

Hardware Happy Hour, 4pm – 5:30pm - Using makey makey and arduino, workshop members will create custom video game controllers, and novel forms of interaction.

THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER

Principles of Game Design, 1pm – 4pm – An introduction to the principles of game design. Working in small groups, workshop members will design and create an analogue prototype game.

Hacking & Hardware Happy Hour,  4pm – 5:30pm - Using makey makey and arduino, workshop members will create custom video game controllers, or hack classic video games to create their own custom modifications of the game.

SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER

Build Your Game from/with Scratch!, 1pm – 4pm -  Workshop members will work in small groups and on their own to create simple video games, using the graphical programming language ‘Scratch.’ No prior programming experience is required, but it is encouraged that those interested attend one of the two earlier workshops.

Hardware Happy Hour, 4pm – 5.30pm - Using makey makey and arduino, workshop members will create custom video game controllers, and novel forms of interaction