[IGDA-NYC-announce] Two game events: one tonight, one in May

[Wade Tinney]

Attention NYC Game Industry Peeps-

 

I just received info about two upcoming events that many of you may find
interesting. One is tonight at NYU and the other is in May in Boston. Read
on for details!

 

TONIGHT! 

Date: Thursday, March 5th

Time: 6:00 PM

Place: 721 Broadway, Room 006, lower level

 

Please join us for The NYU Game Center Lecture Series

 

Noted game scholar and designer Dr. Ian Bogost, is visiting NYU to discuss
his experience as a leading contributor to the field of game studies. He
will share his views on the complex aesthetic and cultural issues
surrounding video games.

 

The format for the evening will focus on dialogue and conversation. The
audience is encouraged to join the discussion. Please bring your questions
and ideas around the general topic of games and the specific topic of how to
best incorporate games as a field of study within the university.

 

The talk is open to students, faculty, and the general public. We welcome
everyone, whether your research and teaching is related to games or you are
simply curious about this rapidly evolving field. Please come, and feel free
to bring any interested NYU colleagues.

 

Dr. Ian Bogost is an Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of
Technology and Founding Partner at Persuasive Games LLC. His research and
writing considers videogames as an expressive medium, and his creative
practice focuses on games about social and political issues. Bogost is
author of Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism (MIT Press
2006), recently listed among "50 books for everyone in the game industry,"
of Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (MIT Press 2007),
and co-author (with Nick Montfort) of Racing the Beam: The Atari Video
Computer System (MIT Press 2008). Bogost's videogames about social and
political issues cover topics as varied as airport security, disaffected
workers, the petroleum industry, suburban errands, and tort reform. His
games have been played by millions of people and exhibited internationally.

 

The NYU Game Center is housed in the Skirball Center for New Media at the
Tisch School of the Arts and is a collaboration between Tisch, NYU's Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education
and Human Development, and the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. The Center is
supported by generous grants from an anonymous donor, the Rockefeller
Foundation, and Sharon Chang and the TTSL Charitable Foundation.

 

 

IN MAY! 

IGC East <http://www.igceast.com/>  is for developers of all platforms,
including iPhone, Web, Flash, and Console who want a leg up on the
competition and for the publishers who want to see the hottest games in
development by the rising stars of the industry. Publishers can find the
next big game at the Game Demo Night where independent developers bring
their skills and commitment to the show.  The sessions at the IGC focus on
the business of being an independent developer as well as the technical
demands of game development. With our two track approach the IGC is the
place to be no matter what stage of development your company has reached. 

Now in its 4th year, The IGC has helped publishers spot the next hot game or
game developer and game companies get their name out to the publishers. The
IGC has lead to successfully brokered deals in the Southern United States
for the past two years and now we are bringing our proven success to the
East Coast.

Features of IGC East will include:

-A business as well as a technical track with top speakers and relevant,
timely information

-A job fair conducted in partnership with the Mary-Margaret Network

-The Game Demo Night, where attendees can bring in their games and show off
to peers, publishers, and press.

 

Over the last 2 years, 20% of Demo Night participants have received
financial deals directly related to their showing at IGC!

-Keynotes by Origin Systems Austin Co-Founder Dallas Snell and Creat
Studios' Vladimir Starzhevsky

-Sessions on Physics, Mobile Platforms, Network Code, as well as Legal
Issues, Monetization, and Growing Your Studio

 

Advance registration is only $249 for both days, which includes the Job Fair
and Demo Night, but your members can use this code:  IGDAIGCE09 to receive a
10% discount on advance registration!

 

 

Wade Tinney

Chapter Coordinator, IGDA NYC

CEO, Large Animal Games

http://www.largeanimal.com <http://www.largeanimal.com/> 

twitter: @largeanimal <http://www.twitter.com/largeanimal> 

 

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