Abstract

Trade shows provide a unique venue to promote WPI's Interactive Media and Game Development program to both prospective students and industry studios. This project centered on designing and building a booth for PAX East, one of the most popular gaming expositions in New England. The goal of the booth is to both bring awareness of the Interactive Media and Game Development Major to prospective students, and showcase student work to employers. We interviewed convention organizers, game developers, and the group who ran this IQP in the previous year in order to gain insight on how to best build our booth. We then designed booth mock-ups, advertisements, banners, and buttons, and selected four MQP groups to show their games at the booth. We had twelve student seven and faculty volunteers. At PAX East, our volunteers spoke to an average of 180 people a day, and we estimate at least 100 people played the games we were showcasing.

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