Who We Are
Entering the Games Industry is No Small task
Sparrow Arcade is an indie game development studio dedicated to practising and improving the core skills used in game development. We founded Sparrow Arcade because there is a significant gap between interest in game development and actually making a game. To address this gap, our focus is on helping our members to understand and demonstrate the process required to produce a successful game. We participate in game jams to improve our skills, meet like-minded people, and build up a portfolio of work that demonstrates what we have learned.
Our Philosophy
We believe the best way to break into the industry is to “make it before you make it”—by creating and shipping games before waiting for a big opportunity. After meeting as classmates in MITxPRO’s inaugural Game Design class, we realized the requirement of a shipped game created a high barrier to entry. Through game jams—both successful and not-so-successful—we learned that experience comes from doing. That’s why we built this community: to give aspiring developers the chance to gain hands-on experience, collaborate on projects, and take tangible steps toward a game development or design career.
