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.
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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 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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June 14, 2007
Engaging the Digital Generation, Interactive Games for Serious Learning!
Tuesday, June 19
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Who Should Attend
K-16 educators, instructional designers, administrators, students, trainers,
media specialists, game designers and enthusiasts
About Marc Prensky
Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, consultant, and
designer in the critical areas of education and learning. He is the author
of Digital Game-Based Learning and Don't Bother Me Mom, I'm Learning. Marc
is the founder of Games2train (www.games2train.com), whose clients include
IBM, Nokia, Pfizer, and the Los Angeles and Florida Virtual Schools. He has
taught at all levels. Marc created www.socialimpactgames.com, a web resource
highlighting more than 200 educational games.
Marc has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and
has appeared on CNN, PBS, and the BBC. He was named as one of training's
"Top 10 Visionaries" by Training magazine. He holds a MA in Teaching from
Yale and an MBA from Harvard.
Location
Oakland University
Banquet Room A, Oakland Center
Further Information at:
http://www2.oakland.edu/oakland/ouportal/index.asp?site=56&item=6520
$85 for the day long class!
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May 01, 2007
MSU Student Game Showcase 2007
On Thursday, May 3rd from 4pm-7pm students from the Michigan State University game design and development specialization will be exhibiting their game projects during the Digital Media Art & Technology (DMAT) Showcase. There will also be many other digital media projects exhibited beyond games, including video, 3D/animation, web, print design, and more.
The event is open to the public.
It takes place in and around the first and second floor of the Communication Arts & Sciences Building on the campus of Michigan State University. Details on the DMAT Showcase 2007 are available at:
http://dmat.msu.edu/showcase
Also check out the driving directions.
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April 06, 2007
Upcoming Events
Hey everyone, there's a couple of events going on this month (aside from a Chapter Meeting) that you might be interested in!
- Houghton Game Jam: Michigan Tech's student chapter is putting together the first ever Houghton Game Jam, a 24 hours game development session. 20 participants will be getting together to create games from scratch starting at noon on Saturday and going until noon on Sunday. Check out the liveblog at www.houghtongamejam.com!
- Jay Semerad, one of our board members, is giving a presentation on interactive audio and fmod on April 24th with SEMAfx in Ann Arbor at U of M's Duderstadt Center. Starts at 6:30 PM and is free for everyone, check out SEMAfx's website for details!
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June 12, 2006
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony in Detroit
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, coming to Detroit in July. On Wednesday, July 12th at 8 PM, "PLAY! A Video Game Symphony" will make a third stop on its worldwide tour at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. "PLAY! ... " is a new concert series that draws from a catalogue of blockbuster video games, bringing these games to vibrant life with a full orchestra and choir. The concert features award-winning music from popular titles including Final Fantasy®, Silent Hill®, Battlefield 1942™, Metal Gear Solid®, The Legend Of Zelda®, World of Warcraft®, Sonic The HedgehogTM, The Elder Scrolls III®: MorrowindTM, and Shenmue™. Outstanding graphics on large screens above the orchestra will accompany the scores to highlight memorable moments from the games. This two-hour concert will be performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and chorus and conducted by Grammy Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth.
Tickets to the "PLAY!" concert in Detroit are available at https://www.shopthemax.com/peo3/venue_areas.asp.
Additional “PLAY!” concert dates are scheduled for Philadelphia, Virginia and Toronto. For more details, visit www.play-symphony.com.
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February 12, 2006
Michigan Creative Congress
SEMAFX, the ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter of Southeast Michigan, is Sponsoring their First Creative Congress of Michigan on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 ... and the Southern Michigan IGDA chapter will be there!
This Congress is part of SEMAFX's continuing series of networking and collaboration-building events, the 65th such event that SEMAFX has held for the creative community since we started back in April of 1998!
Stage 3 Productions in Warren, Michigan will be our Host Venue.
SEMAFX cordially invites all User Groups, schools, companies, post houses, studios and other creative organizations to send us ONE Delegate who will speak for your group and describe your GOALS to the gathering. All of your members are also encouraged to attend, to meet, mingle and schmooze with some of Michigan's most creative, talented and inspiring people!
We encourage everyone with a single creative cell in their body to join us for this unique and powerful event. The networking potential of this Congress is staggering and will generate new collaboration opportunities between individuals and organizations on an entirely new level!
Complete details are available here.
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July 14, 2005
SEMAfx Picnic and 10M Charity run
Hey everybody, lets get out this Tuesday July 19th and hang out with our other Michigan game related chapter, the SEMAfx group for their picnic and charity fund raiser. Read more for details about the event! ->
Rich, Brian and Jay
The SEMAFX Network is hosting their third Annual Summer Picnic on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at VFW Park in
Royal Oak. Everyone and their families are welcome to this free event. Dinner is pot luck, so attendees are
asked to bring a dish to pass, and their choice of beverage and stuff for the grille. Games, Frisbees, hacky
sack, volleyball and kickball are typical activities for this fun and relaxing event.
As a centerpiece to this event, SEMAFX features their first annual “10M Run for Charity” to raise money to
send kids to Camp! The M stands for METERS, folks… not miles! As SEMAFX Founder Scott Paul Dunham
explains, “Hey, we love kids, but let’s be frank, we’re a bunch of sedentary computer artists! Ten meters is
about all many of us can handle safely!”
For the metrically challenged, 10 meters is approximately 33 feet! When asked why so short a distance,
Dunham replied with a smile, “Sure it’s silly! But our intention to raise money is real and sincere. I wanted to
create an event that was uniquely ours! And a 10M Run fits our lifestyle (as he pats his belly) and hopefully
won’t cause any permanent damage. This event is just quirky enough to be fun and memorable. Especially
for the kids that we send to camp!” Dunham mentioned that pledges can be made as a lump sum or per
meter. Donations can also be made through PayPal on their website
(www.semafx.net/index.php?module=PayPalCart&cid=4). Dunham also points out that this is a perfect
example of how people can make a big difference by doing little things for others.
Spring Hill Camp is a world class camp for young people located in Evart, Michigan. They have a scholarship
program that helps kids who normally cannot afford to go to camp. (www.springhillcamps.com)
For 7 years, the SEMAFX Network has hosted monthly events at venues all over Southeast Michigan. These
events are geared to encourage communication and collaboration between the hundreds of animators, FX
artists, designers and other digital creatives who live and work in this area. Their goal is to raise the level of
the artist and the Craft, to promote this region as a powerful digital arts resource for local business and
companies all across the nation. SEMAFX members are extremely diverse, spanning the film, video, web
and new media industries. This diversity is what makes the networking so rewarding. Events are fun,
informative and open to anyone with an interest in networking with talented, inspiring artists who are
exploring the rapidly changing world of animation, visual effects and other related digital arts fields.
SEMAFX is a non-profit professional organization and is the official ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter for
Southeast Michigan. (www.siggraph.org)
Date: July 19, 2005
Time: Picnic takes place 4 -10 pm. 10M Run scheduled around 6 pm.
Venue: VFW Park in Royal Oak, MI. (S. Campbell & E. Lincoln)
For further information please contact:
Scott Paul Dunham, Founder/Chairman, The SEMAFX Network
email: scottd@semafx.com, 313 418 5177 mobile
more info at: http://www.semafx.net/picnic05/
July 11, 2005
THE SEMAFX NETWORK PICNIC FEATURES 10 METER RUN FOR CHARITY
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