November 22, 2007
November Meeting
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* November Meeting Plans - XNA tutorials - Wednesday 11/28/07
We will again be meeting up at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in
the room 1011 of the IAVS (Institute for Advanced Vehicle System -
Borg Warner) auditorium. We will again meet from 6-9
pm. This time we will have Dave Redding, who has been covering some
XNA for some time. Check out his blog here and ramp up on your XNA to
bring some good questions to the meeting:
Read on for information about our December Christmas Party! Have a great Thanksgiven weekend!
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* December Christmas Party - Chapter Future - Wednesday 11/28/07
We will have our Christmas party on Friday 12-7-2007. It will be held
at the Vistatech Auditorium on the Schoolcraft College campus in Novi,
MI.
This meeting will be critical as we will discuss the future direction
of the chapter. We need everyone out that wants to see the chapter
succeed and move forward. I am hoping to arrange some sort of dinner
as well, so stay tuned. We need everyone's support to make the
chapter succeed.
Please RSVP for this event at:
Sign up here!
$5.00 entrance fee for non-members
Free for IGDA Local Chapter members.
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November 11, 2007
Education Roundtable in Dearborn
On October 24, IGDA Detroit held an education roundtable discussion with four leaders of the gaming academic community in Michigan. The aim was to give attendees a better idea of the scope the various university programs related to gaming had, and how to better get into, and what they can get out of, said programs.
In attendance were Dr. Bruce Maxim from the University of Michigan, Prof. Brian Winn from Michigan State University, Kim Callery from the International Academy of Art & Design Detroit, and Jake Pollak from Schoolcraft College.
Each instructor gave an overview of their programs and how they'd developed, and a roadmap of where they are headed in the future.
After the break, we were joined by Ben Ridgeway, an instructor at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, whose students have been collaborating with Dr. Maxim's students on their game projects. It turns out that CCS students have been providing U-M students with art assets for their projects. We hope that this collaboration will expand in the future, for a greater cooperation between our state's educational institutions!
Takeaways from the evening were notes from the professors's findings in their programs, in that a graduate of Michigan game development programs find a job in the industry 99% of the time, provided they are willing to leave the state to do so. Michigan professors are very much looking to see new game companies in Michigan, to provide their students with more resources for internships and learning opportunities. Also, the serious games aspect of the industry is growing, with our educational bodies working to highlight that as a growing and positive application of their curriculums.
For the full notes of the roundtable, see Rich Elswick's moderator notes on the Discussion forums here.
Photos:
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