Bethancourt

Matt Bethancourt , senior instructor and TAM director, was awarded an Engineering Excellence Fund (EEF) grant to support the 2019 Whaaat!? festival. “The funds will help bring world-class guest speakers and unique one-of-a-kind games to our community,” Bethancourt says.

"Whaaat!? A festival for games and experimental interactions" featured a large number of experimental tabletop and electronic games, and a large vintage arcade featuring games from the 1970s and 80s. Central to the event was a series of talks and workshops on the art form of game design.

“It’s crazy that two ATLAS games are going to be there,” says Matt Bethancourt, “It shows we are doing really good work.”

Called "amazing" by PC Gamer magazine, Matt and Lisa Bethancourt's Busy Work game, where players compete to send the most email, is an Indiecade winner.