UFM Mentors is a trivia game that brings Mises, Read, Hayek, Rand, Hazlitt, Friedman and Ayau to life using augmented reality. Players test their knowledge and learn surprising facts about the mentors’ lives, work and contributions in the fields of economics, philosophy and social sciences.  

The Video Game Center presented UFM Mentors as an icebreaker for all of the UFM administrative staff for the annual holiday party. Each department added questions related to the university and their specific fields. After the competition we gave prizes to the top 5 winners. 

This event was a unique opportunity to discover creative students and staff within the UFM community. As part of the Geek Station, we played retro video games, virtual reality and shared our projects. We were able to connect with many talented individuals that we hope to collaborate with in the future. 

The Video Game Center hosts board game nights for students and faculty to cultivate a gaming culture and community at UFM. We have fun playing new and unusual board games including ones created by UFMDesign students. We also breakdown game mechanics, stories and rules to discuss how they can be applied in education to improve…

We had the pleasure of presenting UFM Mentors to approximately 700 attendees at FEEcon 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. We created an online leaderboard for attendees to see the live results of the mentor challenges. During the event, we had 2,365 completed challenges and players registered from 14 different countries. The winners of each mentor challenge…

This is the first escape room at UFM based on the life and work of Efraín Recinos, one of Guatemala’s most well-known and influential artists. It was designed and constructed by Interactive Digital Design students in the course of “Production Design” taught by Chema Bonilla. In the game, players are immersed in an environment designed…

We use brainstorming sessions to collaborate with players and generate creative ideas to connect games with principles of freedom. During this session, we had 25 participants that rotated between 7 different board games to analyze their mechanics, themes and playability. The activity concluded with an enriching conversation, giving us great ideas to apply in future…

We explore the fundamentals of game design by creating board games. Students play and analyze various games to understand their mechanics, objectives and stories. Through the process of ideation, prototyping, testing and observation, they develop innovative and engaging board games.

The Video Game Center’s computer lab was designed by Interactive Digital Design students based on the art direction of Bryndon Díaz. As a part of their Production Design course, they were responsible for the illustrations, composition and application of the vinyl decals.

We had the incredible opportunity to present our first game, UFM Mentors, at the Atlas Network’s Freedom Dinner 2018 in New York. It was a wonderful experience to see guests playing, competing and enjoying the game. We were delighted to have 315 players and 1,850 challenges completed in only one hour!