SPRiG Lab at UNB

14/04/2026

Tonight!

Join us for the final installment of our Spring lineup, Fritz Lang's 1927 classic Metropolis! As usual the screening will take place at 6PM in Marshall d'Avray Hall Room 116 (The SPRiG Lab), with free snacks and drinks provided!

See you there!

06/04/2026

Tomorrow night!

Join us for the third installment in our AI Intimacies film series for Alex Garland's 2014 sci-fi thriller Ex Machina! It's free to attend, and as usual we will have drinks and snacks!

See you folks there!

(Screening will be held on April 7th at 6PM in Marshall d'Avray Hall Room 116 [The SPRiG Lab].

23/03/2026

Tomorrow night!

Join us on March 24th at 6:00PM AST for the screening of Spike Jonze's 2013 film "Her"! Drinks and snacks will be provided, and as always it's free to attend! See you folks there!

Screening and discussion will be held in the SPRiG Lab, Room 116 in Marshall d'Avray Hall.

10/03/2026

Tonight at 6PM!

The SPRiG Lab is excited to play host to the free film series "AI: Artificial Intimacies: A Film Series on AI Parasocial Relationships", a series focused on human-AI romances and organized by graduate students and faculty at UNBF. Join us this Tuesday, March 10th at 6PM for the screening of Denis Villeneuve's 2017 film "Blade Runner 2049". Admission is free, and there will be snacks and an optional discussion period at the end! See the poster below for details and the full schedule!

09/03/2026

The SPRiG Lab is excited to play host to the free film series "AI: Artificial Intimacies: A Film Series on AI Parasocial Relationships", a series focused on human-AI romances and organized by graduate students and faculty at UNBF. Join us this Tuesday, March 10th at 6PM for the screening of Denis Villeneuve's 2017 film "Blade Runner 2049". Admission is free, and there will be snacks and an optional discussion period at the end! See the poster below for details and the full schedule!

02/02/2026

The SPRiG Lab at UNB Fredericton was proud to serve this past weekend as the Fredericton site for Global Game Jam events held province-wide, in collaboration with and InteractiveNB. The lab was hopping all weekend with games under construction that took up this year’s theme of “mask”. 🎭 We had close to 30 participants jamming in the SPRiG lab throughout the weekend, as part of 140 jammers across the province who created a total of 32 New Brunswick homegrown games for the event. Congrats to all who took part, and we are already looking forward to the next jam!

28/01/2026

The SPRiG lab is proud to be the Fredericton host site for the Global Game Jam this weekend, one of four GGJ events in cities across New Brunswick coordinated by InteractiveNB. More info on how to participate below!

27/01/2026

Check out this video from our colleagues at Resolve UNB on how to play their strategic card game Project AUDE. Follow their page for more info and updates!

24/11/2025

Check out these events going on later this week to inspire and encourage game development in New Brunswick. Feel free to Follow InteractiveNB for news about more initiatives and networking events.

🔥 Calling all Fredericton (Français à suivre)! That brilliant game design concept or school project doesn't have to stay on the drawing board. It's time to launch it into the industry!

Get ready for the New Brunswick Interactive Digital Media Roadshow, hosted right here at Planet Hatch! Working with Scaffold Institute/Shred Capital, we're importing global industry experts to the capital to walk you through the business of gaming in 2025 and establish concrete steps ("on-ramps") for local talent.

Meet Our Industry Mentors:
Henrik Jonsson brings his expertise as an Expert in building the Swedish Games Industry to lead a focused workshop on achieving Product Market Fit.
Michael Liebe shares his insights from advising leading Kickstarter campaigns in his session on effective Crowdfunding.

These targeted sessions are all about helping our local game development community craft compelling narratives and establish sustainable businesses right here in New Brunswick.

🗓️ Fredericton Date: Wednesday, November 27
📍 Location: Planet Hatch
➡️ Register Here: https://bit.ly/FrederictonGames

Secure your spot now and join us at Planet Hatch! hashtag
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🔥 Appel à tous les gamedevs de Fredericton! Ce concept de jeu brillant ou ce projet scolaire n'a pas à rester sur papier. Il est temps de le lancer dans l'industrie du ́o!

Préparez-vous pour la Tournée des médias numériques interactifs du Nouveau-Brunswick, organisée ici même à Planet Hatch! En collaboration avec Scaffold Institute/Shred Capital, nous faisons venir des experts mondiaux dans la capitale pour vous expliquer les affaires du jeu vidéo en 2025 et établir des étapes concrètes (« tremplins ») pour les talents locaux.

Rencontrez nos Mentors de l'Industrie :
Henrik Jonsson, Expert en construction de l'industrie suédoise du jeu, apporte son expertise pour animer un atelier ciblé sur l'atteinte de la pertinence produit-marché.
Michael Liebe partage ses connaissances tirées de son rôle de conseiller auprès de campagnes Kickstarter majeures lors de sa session sur le financement participatif efficace.

Ces sessions ciblées visent à aider notre communauté locale de développement de jeux à créer des récits captivants et à établir des entreprises durables ici même au Nouveau-Brunswick.

🗓️ Date à Fredericton : Mercredi 27 novembre
📍 Lieu : Planet Hatch
➡️ Inscrivez-vous ici : https://bit.ly/FrederictonGames

Assurez votre place dès maintenant et joignez-vous à nous à Planet Hatch!

31/01/2025

UNB’s Resolve applied game design research group has just released Project Aude, a fun time travelling card game that explores UNB’s history and library archives! More info at: https://tabletopunb.wixsite.com/resolve

05/06/2024

All are welcome to drop by the Event Space on the third floor of UNB Libraries Harriet Irving Library tomorrow afternoon, Thursday June 6th, 3pm-7pm, for a casual showcase of some of the games made at our Game Jam in March. We will have tabletop and digital games made by community members of all ages to check out and play, as well as photos and other materials from our game jam event. Stop by and see some of what we made!

24/03/2024

Day One of The Mother of all Game Jams in the SPRiG Lab at UNB was so much fun today, with all ages coming out to jam and 12 digital and tabletop games underway so far (!). We can’t wait for Day Two! 👾🎲♟️🍯

With Reframe Games, , UNB Department of Culture and Media Studies and UNB Fredericton - Faculty of Arts