About Us

Our mission is to teach the concepts related to Design and Development of Games, support our students which want to become game developers, promote and share the research projects in this field, and establish a connection between the academic community and video game companies.

If you need to reach us, you can do it by sending an e-mail to the address below. Alternatively, the links to our social media pages are also listed.

To visit the laboratory, the Google Maps directions are also present.

Team

Ricardo H.


Coordinator

João D.

Marketing
Coordinator

Jorge Nunes

Jorge N.


Extraordinary

André Santos

André S.

Talk n' Play
Alumni

Ricardo H.


Coordinator

João D.

Marketing
Coordinator

Jorge Nunes

Jorge N.


Extraordinary

André Santos

André S.

Talk n' Play
Alumni

Ricardo H.


Coordinator

João D.

Marketing
Coordinator

Jorge Nunes

Jorge N.


Extraordinary

André Santos

André S.

Talk n' Play
Alumni

History

  • Founding

    2006
  • MOJO

    2008
  • Belas Artes

    2013
  • Laboratório de Jogos

    2016
  • MEGI

    2019
  • Game Dev Técnico

    2020

Founding

2006

We have been present in IST since September of 2006 and, at the time, we were known as Área de Jogos do Instituto Superior Técnico (AIJST). Since its founding, the group has grown significantly and presently there are 6 courses in the Games Specialization being taught´, several masters thesis underway and research projects being developed in the field.

Founding

MOJO

2008

MOJO - Montra de Jogos / Games Showcase - offers, since 2008, a platform for students of this area, where they can present the games they developed throughout the semester. In more recent editions of the event, projects from a wider range of members of the IST community have been included, even from Alumni.

MOJO

Belas Artes

2013

There is an old partnership with the Univerty of Lisbon's department of Fine Arts, creating projects of a higher quality by partnering programmers and artists of each department. In the context of the partnership, every year the Tagus Park campus becomes a jam-site to host participants of the Global Game Jam, the Global Game Jam @ Técnico / Belas-Artes.

Belas Artes

Laboratório de Jogos

2016

In June of 2016, with the intent to better connect the academia, industry, and community, its mission was expanded and a new name was given, Laboratório de Jogos - LabJogos. Along with this change, the team grew and more students were brought in, making it a unique mix of professors and students working together.

Laboratório de Jogos

MEGI

2019

Bonds with the Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management have been established, allowing students to collaborate in order to not only the create games but also explore their respective impacts in the market.

MEGI

Game Dev Técnico

2020

At the beginning of 2020, the student group Game Dev Técnico is born with the mission to create games within Técnico, by creating and supporting a resident team of game developers. Many members of LabJogos helped kick start the group and offer their expertise not only in game development but also in team management, event organizing, discourse, and public presentation.

Game Dev Técnico

Partners

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