24-hour LittleBigPlanet design at the Parsons School

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 11th 2008 at 5:15PM }

Parsons The New School For Design is partnering up with SCEA for a 24-hour LittleBigPlanet "Game Jam." The design competition will feature over 120 students from various disciplines. Their task? To create the "most inventive and challenging" game levels within a 24-hour period for LittleBigPlanet. The levels will be judged by a Media Molecule panel and various school faculty. Winning level swill be feautred in a special Parsons section within LittleBigPlanet when it launches in October.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with some of the most imaginative talents in the world at Parsons The New School For Design," said Scott Rohde, vice president of Product Development, Worldwide Studios America. "The LittleBigPlanet Game Jam is the perfect way to showcase the original and innovative aspects of LittleBigPlanet as well as the exceptional design abilities of the students at Parsons."

We'll be reporting from the event and plan on speaking with a few of the students there. The event takes place from September 21st to 22nd.

Tags: design, game-jam, littlebigplanet, parsons

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

frankym @ Sep 11th 2008 5:24PM

Another 2 million copies sold for LBP. This game seems like it will break all sales records.

Byron517 @ Sep 11th 2008 5:39PM

I agree!!! NOW what Sony needs to do is continue to market the shit out of this game!! LBP has the potential to be in instant classic!! I wish I could be there to see what the students come up with!!

Phantom @ Sep 11th 2008 5:41PM

well , that depends on how LHC goes.......

Byron517 @ Sep 11th 2008 5:39PM

I can't wait for this game to come out!!! This is going to push gaming to a whole new level!! SONY needs to market the shit outta this game!!

Managua_Green @ Sep 11th 2008 5:38PM

That is a really good idea.

dookie311 @ Sep 11th 2008 5:50PM

This is gonna be so freakin' great. I can't wait for the 21st.

dookie311 @ Sep 11th 2008 5:51PM

This game is why I breathe.

Anthony @ Sep 11th 2008 6:06PM

Sweeet! I am in the product design department at Parsons. Will totally be signing up for this.

Tokume @ Sep 11th 2008 6:50PM

Man, I'd like to see all those levels...

Mr. Joe @ Sep 11th 2008 6:59PM

i wonder if these students will get their mitts on an early release of this game, like a giveaway bag for participating. and do they get to practice first? what better way to practice than the actual game?! these lucky few are truly envied.

343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 11th 2008 7:14PM

Make it work!

brendan @ Sep 12th 2008 4:56AM

do u think these levels will be available for download when the game is released

Abnormal @ Sep 13th 2008 1:44AM

I don't get why they have the wrong dates. I go to Parsons and our email about this game jam says Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st..Honestly 21+22 wouldn't make sense, people have class on Monday the 22nd -_-

As for whether the levels will be available for download. Levels will be combined to create a 'City of Parsons'. Although I'm not sure how many levels will be, I assume they will be picking a few winners and combined them, but those will be included for download.

No idea what the winners get, they didn't go into detail in our emails...just telling us to "JOIN UP"