Posts on February 2012

We Have The Vita!

The PlayStation Vita has arrived! Here are some pictures of the unboxing...And a picture of the games that have arrived so far for the game system:Stop by after Winter break and check it out when you get a chance!

CVGA Closed Over Winter Break

The archive will be closed next week (February 25th - March 3rd) for Winter break. We will be reopening on Monday, March 5th. Enjoy the week off from classes!

"Endangered Library Negatives of Works of Art in Private Collections"

Searching in vain for a painting by a now-obscure artist? One new place to check is the Frick Collection's digital image archive.

Sid Meier's Game Design Boot Camp

UM is hosting a two-week game design boot camp at the Computer Science Building on North Campus, led by award-winning game designer Sid Meier and UM EECS professor John Laird.It will be held May 7-18, and is targeted at undergraduates in their junior/senior year or recent graduates, with previous class-related or independent game design experience.

Smash Tournament 2012

We are planning a Smash tournament for Friday, March 16th from 6-9pm. Up to 32 people can sign up, and it will be a double-elimination bracketed tournament encompassing all three versions of Super Smash Bros. Anyone affiliated with the university may sign up. You can do so at the CVGA service desk, by emailing video.games@umich.edu, or by calling 734-763-6533.

Play More Smash!

In preparation for our upcoming Smash tournament in March (details to follow), the archive has expanded its Super Smash Bros. hours from Friday evenings to all-day on Fridays.This change takes effect starting this Friday. So drag your Smash buddies in earlier on Friday and practice for our upcoming tournament!

All We Needed was One Last Cable

Authored by our student worker, Doug Carmichael: Just got the final connection cable we needed to have full-on 4 player Game Boy Advance on GameCube mayhem! So gather your friends and bring them by to play some Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures!