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Big Huge Games Showcases Art Dev. Process at M.I.C.A.
"From Thursday, September 14 – Sunday, October 8, Maryland game developer Big Huge Games shares the art-making process of their latest PC strategy game, Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends™ at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). The exhibition takes place in MICA’s Rosenberg Gallery located in the Brown Center at 1301 Mount Royal Avenue. A reception takes place Thursday, October 5, 5 – 7 p.m.
In this exhibition, Big Huge Games showcases a variety of work from every stage of the development of Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends™, including original concept sketches, cinematic animations, computer-produced figurines of character models, and in-game video footage. Visitors also get the chance to try out the game at computer terminals. Works by a select group of MICA experimental animation students accompanies the exhibition. The students participated in an applied research class at Big Huge Games during the 2005 – 2006 academic year" (MICA, Source, 2006).
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Posted by on September 26, 2006 11:40 AM
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On the DC Chapters forum I have some pics of a trip that I took with the local Siggraph chapter to MICA.
It’s worth going especially if there other people out side of the industry looking at the exhibit, they love to hear about how games are made and the process.
http://www.igda.org/Forums/showthread.php?s=d216fd3f9b782139857b00f363732d2f&threadid=24048
Posted by: Cory D at October 1, 2006 12:32 PM