September Event: Spore Talk

On Wednesday September 17th, Pittsburgh IGDA will be hosting David Culyba from EA. David will be giving a talk on the recently released "Spore". The talk is titled "Spore: Managing Expectations."

Cost is $10. We will be offering a few copies of the Spore Creature Creator as door prizes and one lucky attendee will win a full version of Spore!

In addition to the talk, there will be a "Build your own creation" snack bar.

Please join us at 7pm, Wednesday Sept. 17th at the Entertainment Technology Center (200 Technology Drive.)

About Spore:
Spore is a multi-genre "massively single-player online game" developed by EA Maxis under designer Will Wright. In Spore, the player controls the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation. To date, over 9 million creations have been uploaded to the games' online communal "Sporepedia."

About David:
David Culyba earned both his BS in Computer Science, and his Masters in Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon. He has worked for Electronic Arts for 3 years. His work on Spore has focused on the various editors in the game including the creature editor, vehicle editor, building editor, spaceship editor, and city planners.

Check out: http://www.spore.com