Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310 452 1734
Full details, including maps, can be found here:
http://www.suretomeet.com/exec/gt/event.h,event=7bbb2bd78437
Organized by International Game Developers Association & Infinite Monkey Factory
You've seen the event announced more than once, but you just haven't had the oppurtunity to attend. July 2nd is your next chance to join us for an informal get together of game industry professionals.
Come along, get out from behind that keyboard, meet and talk with others in the industry.
The event starts at 7PM and officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but, you're free to hang around the bar until closing time.
For more information or to sponsor the event, contact: Justin Lloyd at Justin@imf.la
]]>Wednesday June 4, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pacific
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310 452 1734
Full details, including maps, can be found here:
http://www.suretomeet.com/exec/gt/event.h,event=5b9b0bb76415
Organized by International Game Developers Association & Infinite Monkey Factory
Join us on the 1st Wednesday of the month for an informal get together with fellow game developers. Come along, get out from behind that keyboard and help build a stronger Los Angeles chapter.
Wednesday May 7, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pacific
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310 452 1734
Full details, including maps, can be found here:
http://www.suretomeet.com/exec/gt/event.h,event=9b8b4bfcaf59
Organized by International Game Developers Association & Infinite Monkey Factory
Join us on the 1st Wednesday of the month for an informal get together with fellow game developers. Come along and get out from behind that keyboard. Finn McCool’s is a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa Monica. Grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish & chips) and get to know your fellow developers from the Los Angeles games industry.
The event starts at 7PM and officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but, you're free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool's brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 9PM.
See you there!
For more information contact: Justin Lloyd at Justin@imf.la
]]>Where Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Where Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Who Organizer: International Game Developers Association/Infinite
Monkey Factory
Cost: Free!
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Description Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, get together with
your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa
Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish
& chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the
Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard
where you can get to practice those "soft-skills" all the marketing
folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you're free to hang around
the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool's brings
in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
]]>Where Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Who Organizer: International Game Developers Association/Infinite
Monkey Factory
Cost: Free!
Contact: Justin Lloyd 213 268 3210
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Description Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, get together with
your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa
Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish
& chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the
Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard
where you can get to practice those "soft-skills" all the marketing
folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you're free to hang around
the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool's brings
in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
]]>When: Monday November 19, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Where: The Big Room,
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Guest Speaker: Ron Noble Emmy Award Winning Animation Creator and Director from Animation Army
Santa Monica, Ca (November 9, 2007) The November 19 session of the Animation 21 Lecture Series is dedicated to screening of " Living With Ridalyn and Hope Springs Eternal " from the Emmy Award winning director Ron Noble.
Ron will talk about production process on these films as a one man studio. Also, he will talk about life as director on big shows like Rugrats and where he thinks the future of independent animation will go vs. big studio animation.
]]>When: Wednesday September 12, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Where: The Big Room, The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Santa Monica, Ca – (August 31, 2007) The September 12th session of the Animation 21 Lecture Series is dedicated to screening of "Kuriocity", a computer animated short illustrating the video game and computer animated single pipeline for content creation.
Akiko Ashley will speak about the process of making the “Kuriocity” and future plans for her project: video games, TV Series and feature films.
Akiko Ashley is one of the founders and Co-CEO of Luminetik Animation Studio. Akiko has worked in the entertainment and technology industry for several years. She started her career writing games for Nintendo in Japan. After she left Japan she became a music industry executive for 4 years. In 1994, she decided to start her own technology consulting firm in New York City. Akiko's diverse background was a big asset to the Luminetik team. Akiko was one of the founders of Luminetik in the year 1998. Akiko wrote Luminetik's business plan, marketing & PR strategies and built the company's technology alliances. Akiko is an Executive Producer on such past projects as VFX work on the Castlerock/Warner Bros. movie "Two Weeks Notice", four commercials for Arm and Hammer featuring New York Yankee Jason Giambi, and CGI work for National Geographic on "Snake Wranglers". Luminetik has recently changed their focus of their business direction to creating their own intellectual properties. Akiko wrote and created. "Dis_Konnected" their first IP that is a motion picture and video game franchise. Akiko is a strong believer in women in technology, art, and games and their franchise reflects the strong role model of women characters created by women. Akiko's combination of experience in games, music and animation give her a multi-creative background for targeting the 'tween and teenage marketplace. Luminetik finished their short called "Kuriocity" to introduce the world of "Dis_Konnected" and it's characters. Akiko is the Executive Producer, Writer and one of the Co-Directors on "Kurioicity". Akiko helped Luminetik to be one of the co-sponsors of NYDV Expo at Madison Square Garden in 2003 and produced the commercial for Mind Share Ventures. Akiko has spoken at many conferences (including SIGGRAPH, the Art Institute and IDGA lectures on games) and written for several magazines over the past fifteen years. Luminetik is a sponsor of the Game Center at Art Institute. Akiko has been a judge for the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in 2003 and Art Quotient Contest for young artists in 2004 and has appeared in promotions for the IBM Intellistation APRO (AMD Opteron) line of machines. For more information about Luminetik, please go to www.Luminetik.com. For more information about "Dis_Konnected", please go to www.myspace.com/alexthesuperhero.
]]>Where Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Who Organizer: International Game Developers Association/Infinite Monkey Factory
Cost: Free!
Contact: Justin Lloyd 213 268 3210
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Description Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, get together with your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish & chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard where you can get to practice those “soft-skills” all the marketing folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you’re free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool’s brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
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Who Organizer: International Game Developers Association/Infinite Monkey Factory
Cost: Free!
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Description NOTE THAT THE DATE HAS CHANGED TEMPORARILY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY! THIS MONTH'S EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 11TH OF JULY (SECOND WEDNESDAY).
This month on the 2nd Wednesday, get together with your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish & chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard where you can get to practice those “soft-skills” all the marketing folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you’re free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool’s brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
and
2D Animation & Game Development
Game Center Animation 21 Lecture Series & IGDA LA Chapter meeting
When: Tuesday April 17, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Where: The Big Room, The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Santa Monica, Ca – (April 12, 2007) The April 17th session of the
Animation 21 Lecture Series is dedicated to two presentations:
Character Design and 2D Animation & Game Development. In the first
session, Phil Mendez will demonstrate the techniques and essentials of
character design.
Phil Mendez started the comic strip in the Mercury Shopper’s Guide at
the age of sixteen; he was hired by Dancer - Fitzgerald - Sample at
the age of eighteen as an assistant art director on the General Mills
account; he freelanced on comic books in 1966 for Charlton Press and
DC Comics; and worked as a storyboard artist, head designer and layout
director for Totem Productions “Voyager” (NASA). In 1970 he worked
at Disney Studios on the feature film “Robin Hood.” He then worked
for Fred Calvert Productions and Ron Campbell Films on projects
including “Nanny and The Professor,” “Sesame Street” and the IBM
specials “The Great Blue Marble.”
Mendez designed presentations and layout work for Hanna-Barbara
Productions on “The Flintstones,” “The Jetsons,” “Scooby-Doo,” “The
Yogi Bear Show,” “Hong Kong Phooey,” “The Buford Files,” “The
Partridge Family,” “The Banana Split Show” and more. He was hired by
Mark Davis in 1975 as his assistant to design attractions for
Disneyland where he worked on Fantasyland rides, Epcot Center and
concept work for future Disney Projects.
He started his own company, Phil Mendez Productions, in 1982 where he
designed the original presentation and characters for “An American
Tail” and “Rose Petal Place.” He created the children’s shows
“Kissyfur” and “Foofur,” and he wrote The Black Snowman which won the
Martin Luther King “Living the Dream Award” in 1991 (to date the book
has sold over 1.7 million copies.)
In the second section of the Animation 21 Lecture Series, members of
IGDA, Los Angeles Chapter, will study the use of 2D Animation & Game
Development.
For more information about these events please contact Bijan Tehrani
at (818) 613-4227 or btehrani@cinemawithoutborders.com.
Game Center partners supporting Animation 21 Lecture Series: Alias,
AMD, Animation Magazine, Autodesk Inc., Softimage, F. Dice, (IGDA)
International Game Developers Assn., Luminetik Animation Studios,
Motion Analysis Corp., Nvidia Corp., PC Unlimited, Peachpit Press,
Pioneer (USA), Seagate Technology, SilverStone, Tyan Computer
Corporation, wondertouch and ViewSonic.
The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles
The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles is one of The Art
Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 34 educational institutions
located throughout North America, providing an important source of
design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Wednesday February 7, 2007 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard where you can get to practice those “soft-skills” all the marketing folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you’re free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool’s brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
]]>Wednesday December 6, 2006 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, get together with your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish & chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard where you can get to practice those “soft-skills” all the marketing folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you’re free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool’s brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
For more information or to sponsor the event, contact:
Justin Lloyd (justin@imf.la) or call 213-268-3210 to speak to him directly. You can find out more by reading the IGDA blog at http://www.igda.org/la/ or if you need spe cific information, please contact me at Justin@imf.la
Justin Lloyd is the President of Infinite Monkey Factory, a software & web development company in Culver City specializing in entertaining video games for handheld, mobile, wireless, console and downloadable advergaming and the development of high-end, database-driven, information rich, community oriented websites. http://www.imf.la.
]]>Wednesday November 1, 2006 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Finn McCool's
2702 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, get together with your fellow game developers at a cool Irish bar on Main Street, Santa Monica at 7PM for an informal booze & schmooze.
You can grab a few drinks, eat some good food (absolutely killer fish & chips) and schmooze with your fellow developers from the rest of the Los Angeles games industry.
Just come along and have a night out from the behind the keyboard where you can get to practice those “soft-skills” all the marketing folks seem to have.
Officially it all wraps up by 8:30PM but you’re free to hang around the bar until closing time. On Wednesday evenings Finn McCool’s brings in a local band for live music that kicks off at 10PM.
Sounds great, so see you there!
For more information or to sponsor the event, contact:
Justin Lloyd (justin@imf.la) or call 213-268-3210 to speak to him directly. You can find out more by reading the IGDA blog at http://www.igda.org/la/ or if you need spe cific information, please contact me at Justin@imf.la
Justin Lloyd is the President of Infinite Monkey Factory, a software & web development company in Culver City specializing in entertaining video games for handheld, mobile, wireless, console and downloadable advergaming and the development of high-end, database-driven, information rich, community oriented websites. http://www.imf.la.
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The August 31 session of the Animation 21 Lecture Series is dedicated to legal issues of the entertainment business with a focus on fields of animation and game development.
A panel of experts will address legal issues such as licensing, copyrights, patenting and other related matters.
The August 31 session of the Animation 21 Lecture Series is dedicated to legal issues of the entertainment business with a focus on fields of animation and game development.
A panel of experts will address legal issues such as licensing, copyrights, patenting and other related matters.
Panel members include:
MICHAEL J. MOFFATT - Mr. Michael Moffatt is an intellectual property attorney with the law firm of Fulwider Patton, LLP. Fulwider Patton counsels clients from around the world on intellectual property matters including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Mr. Moffatt graduated from CSULB with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. Mr. Moffat earned his J.D. (cum laude) from Pepperdine University 1995. Mr. Moffatt has extensive experience counseling clients in the gaming industry on matters of patents, copyrights, and trademark law.
GARY M. ANDERSON - Mr. Gary M. Anderson is a partner with the firm of Fulwider Patton LLP since 1989. He has extensive experience in the litigation of patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and unfair competition matters in both State and Federal Courts and before the International Trade Commission. Mr. Anderson also has significant experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications. Additionally, Mr. Anderson provides general counseling on Intellectual Property Law assisting clients in establishing IP protection programs and product clearance programs. Mr. Anderson is also an adjunct Professor at Whittier Law School teaching Trade Secret Law.
Jessie K. Reider - Ms Jessie K. Reider is an associate at Fulwider Patton LLP, specializing in Trademark Law. Ms. Reider received her B.A. in International Studies from Emory University in 2001. She graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law with a Certificate in Intellectual Property in 2004. Her practice includes the preparation and prosecution of trademarks and copyrights, and related litigation, and counseling clients in matters relating to trademark and trade dress issues.
Akiko Ashley - Akiko Ashley is one of the founders of Santa Monica based Luminetik Animation Studios. Akiko started her career writing games for Nintendo in Japan in the early 80's. Akiko's diverse background combining technology with creativity is a major asset to Luminetik. Luminetik was one of the co-sponsors of NYDV Expo at Madison Square Garden in 2003 and produced the commercial for Mind Share Ventures. Akiko is an Executive Producer on such projects as VFX work on the Castlerock/Warner Bros. movie "Two Weeks Notice," four commercials for Arm and Hammer featuring New York Yankee Jason Giambi, and CGI work for National Geographic on "Snake Wranglers." She is on the Advisory Board of HDRI3D and Architosh.com magazine.
Eric T. Elder - Eric T. Elder graduated from University of the Arts in Philadelphia in Animation with a BFA degree. Soon after, he began teaching animation production at The Art Institute of Philadelphia. He began his studio career at MTV Animation in New York on the Beavis and Butt-Head feature. He then moved to California where he worked as a key animator at Film Roman on King of the Hill and The Simpsons. He also continued his teaching career at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles. He was promoted to Assistant Department Chair of Media Arts & Animation and Game Art & Design. He then assumed his current role as Academic Director of Game Art & Design. His graduates have been placed at some of the biggest names in the game industry including: Electronic Arts, Activison (Luxoflux, Treyarch, Neversoft) and THQ (Heavy Iron). He also heads the Game Wizards Video Game Production Team which is currently working on it’s fifth Unreal MOD “Monster Smash”.
Laura Soloff, President of The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, will be the panel moderator. Laura J. Soloff became President of The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles in February 2003. Prior to her current position, Ms. Soloff served as President of The Art Institute of California – Orange County where she headed the startup of the school with 61 students in July 2000 and brought the enrollment to more than 1000 students in 2003. Ms. Soloff joined EDMC in July 1998, bringing more than nineteen years experience in proprietary education and many years of human resources experience from the industry. Laura began on the “Tiger Team” with EDMC and trained at the Phoenix Campus for four months. She was then assigned to the position of Interim President at the San Francisco campus for three months. Prior to joining EDMC, Laura was Director of Human Resources and Administration for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City, California. Prior to that position, she held numerous senior management positions with FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising), a four campus system of proprietary schools in California. While at FIDM, Laura served as Director of Career Planning and Placement; Campus Director, Regional Director and Director of Student Financial Services.
• For more information about these events please contact Bijan Tehrani at (818) 613-4227 or btehrani@dljl.com.
Game Center partners are supporting “The Game Center Animation 21” lecture series: Alias, AMD, Animation Magazine, Autodesk Inc., Softimage, F. Dice, (IGDA) International Game Developers Assn., Luminetik Animation Studios, Motion Analysis Corp., Nvidia Corp., PC Unlimited, Peachpit Press, Pioneer (USA), Seagate Technology, SilverStone, Tyan Computer Corp., ViewSonic and Wondertouch.
About The Art Institute of California, Los Angeles
The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles (www.aicala.artinstitutes.edu) is one of The Art Institutes, with 32 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.