July Update
The June meeting went off very nicely. Thank you, to all who came out on a weekend to share your time at the Midwest Gaming Classic with us. If you missed it, and you have any interest in the history of videogames, I would encourage you to mark it on your calendars for next year.
For our next meeting, Mark Fernandez (producer of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Rockstar and now VP of Marc Ecko Entertainment) will be joining us as our guest speaker on August 14th at 7pm at the East Washington Rocky Rococo’s (Please note, this is not the west side Rocky’s.) We have reserved the large conference room in the back. More information will be posted in regards to Mark’s talk closer to the date. Until then, best of luck in all our endeavors.
Posted by EricFrancksen on July 13, 2007 03:11 AM | Comments (0)
June Meeting Coming Soon
The next meeting is Saturday, June 9th, beginning at 2 PM, at the Olympia Resort and Conference Center, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066. We will be guests of the Midwest Gaming Classic Convention.
The first hour will feature a panel discussion: "Tales From The Trenches: Starting and Running a Video Game Company In Wisconsin." The speakers will be Ben Geisler (President, Frozen Codebase), Chris Rhinehart (Vice President, Human Head Studios, Inc.), Tim Gerritsen (Executive Director, Big Rooster, LLC).
For the second half of the talk, we'll have special guest Seth Johnson of WizKids doing a round-table discussion on licensing issues in games and dealing with licensors.
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Posted by EricFrancksen on May 5, 2007 09:55 PM | Comments (0)
Next Meeting February 21st, 2007!
For our next meeting, scheduled for February 21st at 7pm at the Casbah Restaurant, we welcome Professor James Paul Gee of UW—Madison. Professor Gee is the Tashia Morgridge Chair in Reading in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and he has been a great source of insight in regards to the subjects of videogames as educational tools. This man doesn't spend his time on the latest and greatest Math Munchers, however. His studies include primarily Triple-A, top-selling games and the tools they employ to teach and challenge their players. While researching Professor Gee’s work, I ran across a great interview by Louis Bedigian, which gives great insight into Professor Gee’s research and perspective. If you plan to attend this meeting (and I hope you all do), please RSVP to igdamadison@hotmail.com.
Posted by EricFrancksen on February 11, 2007 02:43 PM | Comments (0)