{"id":11233,"date":"2024-01-26T06:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T11:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/?p=11233"},"modified":"2024-01-30T04:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:22:49","slug":"cds-game-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/2024\/01\/26\/cds-game-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Science Majors &#038; Minors Get Their Game On!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 608px; margin: auto;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 66.1184%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"608\" height=\"402\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; text-align: center; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&#038;entry_id=1_aqw6nbqk\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"BU CDS Game Night Spring 2024\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>CDS hosted its first Game Night on Wednesday, January 24. The event attracted over 80 of CDS&#8217; best and brightest gamers! Taking full advantage of the CDS 17th floor&#8217;s multi-projection screens, high ceilings, and city skyline views, data science students immersed themselves in a variety of action-packed games \u2014 Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Mario Kart.\u00a0Jenga, Jumbo Connect Four,\u00a0corn hole, puzzles, and more!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;T<span>he first CDS game night was a great way to meet fellow data science students and unwind after a hectic first full week back,&#8221; said Tye Robison (CDS&#8217;26) who played a dual role in game night festivities \u2014 attendee and CDS student ambassador. &#8220;It was a great success and I had lots of fun.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Colleen Kenney, CDS assistant director of Undergraduate Advising, is an avid gamer and the mastermind behind CDS Game Night.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The first time I stepped foot in our event space, I saw how spacious the floor was and the massive size of the projectors, I wanted to set up shop and bring some games in to play them myself,&#8221; she said. It took a while, but CDS finally got to a size that we could make a larger scale version of my idea possible \u2014 to make sure undergraduate CDS students had a chance to get to know each other, take a break from the grind, and get some healthy competition among friends in.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As students left the event, they were encouraged to share their experiences via a survey. The feedback was clear: students want a replay this semester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span>As someone who plays video games, it really made me happy to see so many of y\u2019all be excited about the event. As one of your advisors, I was thrilled to see y\u2019all taking care of yourselves outside of academia and unwinding,&#8221; Kenney said. &#8220;I can\u2019t wait to keep making this event better and better! 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