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Austin ACM SIGGRAPH presents VFX Masters Series at SXSW!
VFX Masters Series is a free event on Monday, March 15, 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Texas State Capitol.
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Why Make Video Games in Texas
The ESA has a video discussing the merits of game development in Texas, and features interviews with numerous local developers. Check it out here:
http://www.theesa.com/newsroom/video.html
Emergent Meet and Greet, Friday 8/22 at Dave & Buster’s
Come join Emergent Game Technologies as we offer an open meet and greet to those recently *inspired* game developers in the Austin area who are looking for new opportunities.
We are primarily looking for folks to support our Online Game Server product, but will be taking resumes for other positions as well. We are looking to create a core group of contract developers IN AUSTIN.
Documentary on Operation Immortality
KLRU, the Austin PBS affiliate http://www.klru.org, aired a story by producer Domenique Bellavia about Richard last night on their local show Docubloggers (http://www.docubloggers.org) in which he discussed his upcoming space flight as well as the Tabula Rasa immortality project.
You can check that out here http://www.klru.org/docubloggers/?p=375
King of King and UT Videogame Archive fundraiser on Docubloggers
Two stories will be airing the new Lone Star Emmy award winning local series, Docubloggers. Strange title, but fitting once you read the concept (cue to the website promo) at http://www.docubloggers.org: Docubloggers takes a community-driven, interactive look at life in Central Texas. Combining documentary filmmaking and viewer interaction, Docubloggers takes story ideas from the community it serves to create a mosaic of the region.
Warren Spector's Master Class in Game Development
Quick update on Master Class sessions:
- Next week's guest (10/29) is Tim Willits (Lead Designer, id Software).
- The week after (11/5) is Seamus Blackley ("Father of the Xbox" and game agent at the Creative Artists Agency)
Other sessions are still being soldified (though Richard Garriott is scheduled for 11/26, barring unforeseen circumstances).
Possibility Space Opens Austin Studio
Possibility Space, the Beijing based developer of Warrior Epic, has opened a new studio in Austin, TX. Warrior Epic is a free to play online action RPG that uses an item based revenue model. The new studio has openings for talented engineers and game designers, and offers excellent career development and international opportunities.