Monday, March 9
3:00 – 4:30
Skiles 002
Join us for a roundtable discussion with the designers of the FusionFall MMOG as they discuss how this complex game,
merging a variety of diverse cartoon properties was developed by a multi-national team.
Chris Waldron, Game Producer
Sam Lewis, Lead Game Designer
Mario Piedra, Creative Director
Matthew Schwartz, Mission Writer
Celia Pearce, Panel Moderator

www.fusionfall.com

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Registration is only $50 for the general public for two days.

Speakers are still being announced (as I get their bios and profiles in), but the line up is impressive already:
• Keynote Day 1: Jason Rohrer
• Keynote Day 2: Clint Hocking
• Audio Keynote: George “The Fat Man” Sanger
• Susanne Meiler (lead environment artist, Destineer)
• Mark Nelson (game designer and writer, Big Huge Games)
• Jason Arnone (art manager, Harmonix)
• Chris Rickwood (audio designer, musician, Rickwood Music)
• Ian Bogost (designer, critic, voracious book writer, GA Tech)
• Jon Jones (game artist, outsourcing expert)
• Lee Sheldon (game designer and writer, independent)
• Richard Dansky (designer and writer, Red Storm)
• Darius Kazemi (metrics guru and guy in orange shirt, Orbus Gameworks)
• Ian Schreiber (game designer and all purpose geek, Free Rule Design)
And more are still to be announced!

If you’re within driving distance of SCAD, please come join us. Well over 90% of the speakers are regular presenters at the Game Developers Conference, and you’ll find nothing else like this in the south.

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“Friday Night Gaming” is the newest Internet TV Show from All Games Radio’s Bobby Blackwolf which discusses the latest developments in the gaming industry with both a live and online audience, and has spent the last few weeks pitting people at the ArenA against the listeners in online games. This week, though, there is a twist to the challenge – live audience members will create a LittleBigPlanet level during the show, and the online audience will play that level throughout the week, attempting to get the high score before the following Friday.

The level design rules are as follows:
• Creation of the level using LBP’s tools will begin after a brief introduction segment at 8PM, and will last until either the end of the show (or 11PM if the show ends earlier). General ideas can be worked on before the show, but access to the game will not occur until after the show starts and the level must be completed in a three hour timespan.
• The only items and tools available will be those gotten from the first three stages (the Gardens) as well as from the tutorials on the Moon. This means no Metal Gear Solid add-on pack!
• A PlayStation Eye will be supplied.
• The level MUST use the race gates in some way and have a decent amount of score bubbles.
• The level must adhere to all content guidelines set forth by Sony Computer Entertainment America and Media Molecule.
Interested participants may email lbp@fnglive.net expressing their interest and plan on being at the Friday Night Gaming set at the Computer ArenA by 7:45PM at the latest. Interviews and introductions will occur on the air at the beginning of the show. The aim is to have four people designing the level at once, however if more than four arrive then people can switch out throughout the night. RSVP’ing is not manditory, but preferred.

Throughout the show, we will be talking about the latest news in gaming and several hot button issues. At the Computer ArenA, there is a mic at the front of the stage for the local audience to give their opinion on whatever we are talking about. For our online audience, there is both a chat room where comments are read as well as a toll free number for people to call in and interact. CC Gaming will also be back for the next edition of the popular “CC Gaming Hardware Spotlight” where consoles are taken apart, examined, and sometimes even fixed. Admission to the live show and interacting with the hosts and audience is ABSOLUTELY FREE!

After the show, the level will be put up on the PlayStation Network under the PSN ID “FNGaming” for viewers around the world to play. A competition will begin based on the 1 Player Score on this level, and will run until 5PM Eastern on Friday, January 30th. To enter the competition, people will have to both play the level and send a friend request to PSN ID “FNGaming”. The top score on the “1 Player” leaderboard at 5PM Eastern will be deemed the winner and will be notified over PSN. Prizes are still being determined, but Internet Fame is guaranteed!

About Friday Night Gaming:
Friday Night Gaming is a live Internet TV Show broadcasting from the Computer ArenA in Roswell, GA every Friday night from 8-11PM ET. The show features news and analysis of the latest in Video Games, featuring both the on-location audience as well as the online audience via chat room and phone calls. Recurring weekly segments include: “FNG Free Play” – live gameplay footage from either a recently released game or an online game being played by the audience; “CC Gaming Hardware Spotlight” – a live demonstration from CC Gaming (ccgamingonline.com) of the inner workings of gaming systems new and old, including how to repair them yourself; and (coming soon) a weekly on-location tournament with the finals being broadcast to the world with live color commentary. Watch live at video.FNGLive.net or listen live on All Games Radio at www.allgames.com. Hosted and produced by Bobby Blackwolf.
http://www.fnglive.net/

About Computer ArenA:
Computer ArenA is the Southeast’s largest gaming facility at 13,000 square feet and offers more than 50 PC and console LAN gaming stations, computer education classrooms, sales and services, and the Good Times Café. It is located at 10895 Alpharetta Highway in Roswell, GA.
http://www.computerarena.com/

About CC Gaming:
CC Gaming is a video game company that started in October of 2005 by the name Console Concepts. Mainly known for creating exciting and unique custom gaming consoles, CCG has offered up-to-date repairs on all video game systems, games, and damaged discs. Located in the Computer ArenA, CCG offers Buy-Sell-Trade of video games, console systems, disc repair, custom consoles, collectibles,accessories, Pro Gaming Gear, Tournaments, Events, and More! CCG carries all video game systems from Atari, Nintendo, N64, Sega, to all the latest systems like Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
http://www.ccgamingonline.com/

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http://www.globalagendagame.com/

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Living Game Worlds IV – Interplay: Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds

December 1-2, 2008

Georgia Tech

Technology Square Research Building

85 5th Street, Atlanta, GA

Step in to the vanguard of digital gaming at Georgia Tech’s 4th annual Living Game Worlds symposium to be held December 1-2, 2008. Raph Koster and Chris Klaus headline this year’s conference which will showcase “InterPlay,” networked online play and the rapidly-growing domains of multiplayer games and virtual worlds. The symposium will also feature a pioneers panel including luminaries Richard Bartle, Brian Green, Chip Morningstar, Randy Farmer and Pavel Curtis. Also, don’t miss the chance to see the latest demos from Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Program, EGL, and GVU. Early registration ends October 31. Register now at http://gameworlds.gatech.edu

Media Inquiries: gameworlds-media@lists.gatech.edu
All other Inquiries: gameworlds@lists.gatech.edu

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“Continued growth of the computer and video game industry requires new centers of excellence to emerge with talented labor pools,” said Clinton Lowe, president of GGDA and CEO of C. Allen Lowe and Associates. “More than 10 Georgia colleges currently offer video game-related academic programs. With new tax incentives of up to 30% of game project budgets, Georgia is quickly becoming the ‘New Game Mecca’.”

SIEGE’s speakers include leading figures from a wide spectrum of the industry, including artists, programmers, designers, writers, teachers and business executives. Other speakers include government figures, experts on computer game violence and social issues, and more.

The convention also includes a number of special events. Among these are game design tournaments, game playing tournaments, parties, a job fair, and a student fair for high school students and others looking for colleges.

“SIEGE does an excellent job of attracting a wide variety of attendees,” said Andrew Greenberg, SIEGE director as well as a game design professor at the Art Institute of Atlanta and a partner at Holistic Design, Inc., an Atlanta-based computer game company. “The strong array of presenters and events means that there is a lot for everyone to do. Industry leaders share their insights with fellow professionals, students come looking for schools and employers, companies come looking for employees, and so on.”

The event has attracted a variety of sponsors, including Georgia’s Film, Video and Music office, which signed on as a platinum partner. Conference sessions include classes on the latest software, game design techniques, business issues, starting a new company, and more.

www.siegecon.net

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ATLANTA (April 29, 2008) – Delta Air Lines March for Babies Team and the March of Dimes Georgia Chapter have partnered with Game for Charity to launch the first-annual online game tournament.  For an online donation, participants play a five-minute online puzzle game, with the winner and runners-up receiving 25,000 SkyMiles and $250 in prizes. 
The tournament is open to the public, including all Delta Air Lines employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates.  To donate and play:

• Go to www.GameforCharity.com/MoD/Delta.  
  
• Make a 100 percent tax deductible donation and play.  Donor scores will appear on the Leaderboard and donors may play and donate as often as they like through May 23.
  

100 percent of all proceeds go to the March of Dimes Georgia Chapter. 
“Delta’s March for Babies Team is proud to partner with the March of Dimes for this unique online game event designed to raise awareness and support for an organization that works tirelessly to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality,” says Paul Jacobson, SVP & Treasurer at Delta Air Lines. 
“The Internet has become a major source of contributions by individuals”, says March of Dimes Georgia State Director Mark Gibson.  “We are excited to be a leader in ePhilanthropy and working with Game for Charity on this first-ever online game tournament.  Utilizing the Internet to raise funds reduces costs and allows more of each dollar donated to go directly to the organization.”
“It is a pleasure and honor to partner with the March of Dimes”, says Andrew Wells, CEO of Game for Charity.  Americans gave more than $6 billion online to charitable organizations in 2006 and the figure is growing by 51 percent a year, according to the ePhilanthropy Foundation.  “We are providing innovative charitable organizations and corporations with the tools to facilitate online giving with the most popular activity on the web, online games.”  More than one-third, or 34 percent of Internet users in the U.S. play games on the Internet at least once per week, according to Parks Associates a research & analysis firm. 
About Game for Charity:
Game for Charity is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta based Rezilio.  Game for Charity’s patent-pending method and technology allows not-for-profit organizations and corporations the ability to utilize casual games in a skilled tournament fashion over the Internet to raise funds.  For more information visit GameforCharity.com.   
About March of Dimes – Georgia Chapter:
 

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.
About Delta Air Lines:
 

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 306 destinations in 58 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 37 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 500 weekly flights to 57 destinations. Delta’s marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 16,409 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 841 worldwide destinations in 162 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com

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