The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto is home to the Tomb of General Zu Dashou, one of the largest collections of Korean art in the Western world, and a 90-foot-long barosaurus skeleton named Gordo. But for three days in August, it also played host to a few dozen game developers during the institution's first ever game jam. The event was a collaboration between the museum, the University of Toronto, and local gaming festival Gamercamp, and was billed as a way to "animate the exhibits in the museum." And for an institution that will soon be celebrating its 100th birthday, it could help bring a building filled with ancient artifacts into the modern day.
For the developers, it was both a chance to spend a few days working in a cool...
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