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September 27, 2007
Gaming Expert Greg Trefry in Ann Arbor on 10/7
Although not an IGDA sponsored meeting, this one will no less be an impressive and fun one to attend.
Enjoy!
Gaming Expert Greg Trefry Discusses 'From Indie Games To Big Games'
Sunday October 7, 2007: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Pittsfield Branch
Greg Trefry is project manager and game designer for the Manhattan-based GameLab, where he has worked on developing such popular games as Egg vs. Chicken, Lego Fever and Out of Your Mind. He will discuss his experiences as a game designer and Big Games, in which players move around cities competing in ways that overlay with day-to-day urban life, such as his Payphone Warriors Game, in which teams try to seize control of Manhattan's forgotten payphones. Those at this event will have ample opportunities for questions - and get a chance to try some of GameLab's best titles!
Link to site page information: http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=12029
Greg Trefry has worked on many popular indie games and is one of the founders of the Come Out & Play Festival, which brought highly creative, engrossing city-wide games to the streets of NYC (2006) and Amsterdam (2007). After studying English and fiction writing at Northwestern University, Greg moved into interaction and data design. While working at a financial information company and one day staring at a database diagram too long, he became obsessed with the ways information, systems and patterns create narrative and help people understand the world around them. From this psychosis, games were an obvious next step. Greg earned a Masters degree at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program where he focused a lot on games. The idea of rule sets grabbed hold of his brain and refused to let go, leading him to design experiments with everything from board games to large-scale urban games, like Payphone Warriors. He has spoken at conferences about location-based games and taught workshops on game design. He is currently obsessed with modern office folk games.
Posted by RichElswick at 10:05 PM | Comments (0)
September 25, 2007
Day of .NET
Hosted in Ann Arober, there is a one day event all about .NET technology. Very cool stuff. Lots going on in Detroit with the Urban Electronics conference the same weekend.
http://www.dayofdotnet.org
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September 24, 2007
AAUGA and IGDA Joint Meeting in September
Our chapter and the Autodesk Animation Users Group Association(AAUGA) State of Game Design in Detroit and Beyond.
Covering Flash, the Creative Environment in Detroit, Market Trends,
casual games and why you will probably have to move away from Michigan
if you want to work in the Computer Gaming Industry, but that may
change soon.
--> Read the Extended Entry for details about where and what you need to do to attend.
As Autodesk is sponsoring the meeting for the User Group and Bill
Riley has invited us to join them in a joint meeting, they also
sponsor a luncheon sandwich, so please email William Riley at 020
(WRiley (at) itt-tech.edu) IF you cannot contact him, then try contacting one of the coordinators for more info or post on our IGDA forums.
Details from Bill are below. If anyone else wants to talk or present
on some subject, now is the time to introduce yourself and your
company to some new folks out there.
See you all on the 30th,
Rich Elswick
--> Details about the event from Bill Riley:
Mark your calendars for 30 September. From 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, as the
Troy AAUGA chapter will be meeting at ITT Technical Institute. The
address is 1522 E. Big Beaver Road. If you need more information
please email William
The topic will be Computer Games. There is increased activity in the
Detroit metropolitan area. Many new and returning companies are
involved in Game Design. Let me have your ideas for other interested
people and your sandwich choice - Ham and Cheese, Italian or Vegetarian.
Thanks, Bill Riley
Here is the link to the address.
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September 13, 2007
CEA Unite Kick off Event
There is a kick off networking event in Warren, MI on the 18th from 6ish to 10pm or so at Stage 3 Productions. This located off Van Dyke and here is their website:
www.stage3.com
Send an email to creativeenergyalliance (at) gmail.com to RSVP your intention to attend. Should be pretty cool!
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