| December 1, 2007 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
This Saturday, December 1st, is GameDev Day at Harvard University, a one-day series of free workshops on game development sponsored by Microsoft and the Harvard Interactive Media Group. No RSVP necessary, you just show up. Here’s their description:
Come to GameDev Day ‘07, a free event being hosted at Harvard University on December 1st, sponsored by Microsoft in association with the Harvard Interactive Media Group (HIMG).
A day about games, games, games:
o Learn to create your own games for PC or XBOX 360 with XNA
o Learn about the game development industry – process, careers, technology, companies
o Hear from the folks at Second Life about virtual worlds and technology
o Play Halo3 on XBOX 360 Elites
o Speak with gaming industry experts including people from SecondLife, Etherplay, Vibrant3D, Magenic, Microsoft
o Pizza
o Giveaways (games!)
It’s open to anyone and did we mention that it’s free?!
Agenda (subject to change):
10:15 - Welcome and Announcements (Edwin Guarin and Chris Bowen)
10:25 – Introduction to XNA (Edwin and Chris)
10:50 – Creating Your First XNA Game (Michael Cummings)
12:00 – Pizza & Gaming
12:50 – Creating Games - What *Really* Goes on Under the Covers (Mark Mullin and Dan Scherlis)
2:00 – Gaming Industry Q&A Panel (Dan Scherlis, Mark Mullin, Michael Cummings, Kent Quirk, Darius Kazemi)
3:00 – Blurring the Boundaries: CSI, Second Life and You (Kent Quirk and John Lester, Linden Lab)
[Meanwhile, in another room…]
12:00 – 4:00: Open XBOX gaming
A few more details are at:
What: GameDev Day ‘07 Boston
Who: ANYONE - students, professionals, enthusiasts - interested in learning about how games are made and the gaming industry
When: Saturday, December 1st, 10 AM - 4 PM
Where: Harvard University [directions],
Emerson Hall [map], Room 105 (Note that we moved from Sever Hall)
Cost: Free
Registration: None, but if you’re on Facebook, add yourself to the event’s page!