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December 01, 2005
Two More Game Development Events in Boston and NYC coming up December 7th & 9th, 2005
First the Boston IGDA is having their monthly meeting on Wednesday and then on Friday in NYC there will be a celebration for Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman's second book on game design coming out-The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology. I hope some folks from Albany will be able to make it to these events - they will definitely be worth while. If enough people are planning on going maybe some car pools can be set up.
Boston Post Mortem, Wednesday, December 7th @ 7pm in Waltham, MA
The following description written by Kent Quirk copied from the Post Mortem website: http://www.bostonpostmortem.org
Next meeting -- SPECIAL DATE!:
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 7:00 PM
The Skellig Pub and Restaurant
240 Moody Street
Waltham, MA
Post Mortem
Speaker: Tom Hunter
Serious Games is a new, small, but rapidly growing market focused on games that teach. Games are being built to save lives, resolve conflict and lower training costs, often all at the same time. The Serious Games Summit was held in Washington DC October 31st to November 1st. This presentation will provide an overview of the most important and interesting presentations and round tables at the conference.
Also, Stainless Steel Studios, the Cambridge-based game developer and longtime supporter of Post Mortem, closed its doors this month after something like 8 years. We plan to raise a glass in their memory. I'm sure there'll be a few good people looking for work.
Serious Games is a new, small, but rapidly growing market focused on games that teach. Games are being built to save lives, resolve conflict and lower training costs, often all at the same time. The Serious Games Summit was held in Washington DC October 31st to November 1st. This presentation will provide an overview of the most important and interesting presentations and round tables at the conference.
Death Match in the Stacks, Friday, December 9th @ 7pm, New York, NY
Following description written by David Allen copied from the Gamoids Wiki and forum
12/09/05 DEATHMATCH IN THE STACKS, NYC — Celebrating the launch of The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology, Edited by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman, published by MIT Press. Sponsored by gameLab, the Design and Technology Program at the New School University, and Games for Change.
Celebrating the launch of The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology
Edited by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman, published by MIT Press
An evening of impassioned discussion and playful debate with game critics, game creators, and game players about the past, present, and future of games
DATE & TIME: Friday, December 9th, 7pm-9pm
PLACE: Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC
ADMISSION: Free
DEATHMATCH IN THE STACKS marks the launch of The Game Design Reader, a groundbreaking collection of essays that spans 50 years of game design and game studies. Eight contributing authors to the book, including many of the most influential figures working in the field of videogames and play scholarship today, will share short selections from their essays and engage in spirited exchange with game players, game designers, and game critics. Also featuring a panel discussion on game design with the creators of Half-Life, Paranoia, and Adventure for the Atari 2600.
DEATHMATCH players include Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman in discussion with:
* Ken Birdwell, game designer
* Greg Costikyan, game designer and writer
* Gary Alan Fine, game sociologist
* Linda Hughes, playground folklorist
* Henry Jenkins, videogame scholar
* Warren Robinett, game designer and programmer
* Brian Sutton-Smith, play scholar and theorist
* Stephen Sniderman, game and puzzle designer
Plus: appearances by New York City game players and luminaries
Ze Frank (designer), Tami Meyers (LARPer) Karen Sideman (designer), and McKenzie Wark (theorist)
KATIE SALEN and ERIC ZIMMERMAN are game designers, theorists, writers, advocates, and educators. Katie is the Director of Graduate Studies in Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design. Eric is the co-founder of the experimental game development company gameLab. DEATHMATCH IN THE STACKS follows in the tradition of STORMING THE PLAYGROUND, a raucous and thought-provoking event in 2004 that marked the launch of their critically acclaimed book, Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals.
DEATHMATCH IN THE STACKS is sponsored by gameLab, the Design and Technology Program at the New School University, and Games for Change
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