Future home of MassDiGI -
The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute

On April 26, 2011, Lt. Governor Murray joined President Robert E. Johnson, PhD of Becker College to announce the creation of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI). MassDiGI will serve as a statewide institute representing a strong partnership between the digital games industry, academia and the public sector to strategically foster job growth and economic development through this cutting edge industry.

First announced in December 2010, Lieutenant Governor Murray proposed the creation of the institute and called for Becker College in Worcester, home to a top ten nationally-ranked digital game design and development program, to collaborate with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams Innovation Institute to support the establishment of MassDiGI. Lt. Governor Murray and President Johnson officially unveiled that plan at an event at Becker College which included academic officials, digital game design students and industry representatives from across Massachusetts.

“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 across the state, but we are also home to strong academic institutions focused on digital game design and development,” said Lieutenant Governor Murray. “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.”
–Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, April 26, 2011