January 27th - Design Debates: Assassin's Creed 2 / Dragon Age / iPhone RockBand

Event Detail

When: Wednesday, January 27th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Game criticism and debates
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Presentation

"Design Debates"

Giving and receiving criticism is key to the success of any creative endeavor. We're putting three creators to the test, with biting critiques from their peers. Each game will receive multiple critiques and then each creator will be able to respond to provide further insight or defend their decisions. The audience will also get into the fray via Q&A with each creator. The three games, their creators and critics for each are as follows:

Assassin's Creed 2
Creator: Corey May - Scriptwriter / Charles Randall - Programmer, Ubisoft
Critics: Eric Chartrand - Lead Designer, EA / Phil Fish - Chief Creative Office, Polytron / Matthieu Mazerolle - Senior Product Manager, Autodesk Games

Dragon Age: Origins
Creator: Tony de Waal - Lead Cinematic Animator, BioWare
Critics: Matthew Jackson - Game Designer, A2M / Leonard Teo - Marketing Director, Gnomon School of Visual Effects / William Robinson - Student, McGill

iPhone Rock Band
Creator: Olivier Proulx - Senior Producer / Andre Fleury - Lead Game Designer, EA Mobile
Critics: Hugo Morin - game entrepreneur / Laurent Mascherpa - CEO, Massive Finger

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We'll have the usual load of games and books and swag to raffle off for members!!!

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