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December 3, 2008
Another successful Living Game Worlds Symposium!
We would like to thank all of our guests this year for making our symposium worth attending:
Justin Achilli (CCP/White Wolf), Richard A. Bartle (University of Essex, UK), Tom Boellstorff (University of California, Irvine), Susan Bonds (42 Entertainment), Pavel Curtis (Microsoft), Jason Ellis (IBM), Randy Farmer (Consultant), Brian "Psychochild" Green (Near Death Studios), Tim Holt (University of Central Florida), Yasmin B. Kafai (University of Pennsylvania), Lisbeth Klastrup (Copenhagen IT University), Chris Klaus (Kaneva), Raph Koster (Metaplace), Craig Kronenberger (Good Egg Studios and Elf Island), Emmi Kuusikko (Sulake Corporation), Sam Lewis (Turner/Cartoon Network), Rhonda Lowry (Turner Broadcasting), Luke McCampbell (Magi Quest), T.L. Taylor
(IT University of Copenhagen Denmark), Chris Waldron (Turner/Cartoon Network), Steffen P. Walz (
ETH Zurich).
Living Game Worlds is an annual symposium presented by the Experimental Game Lab (EGL) in the Digital Media Program of the School of Literature, Communication and Culture and the GVU Center of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Each year, Living Game Worlds brings together luminaries from academia, industry and the arts to explore topics related to research, design and cultural practices of digital games.
More info
Living Game Worlds Symposium:http://gameworlds.gatech.edu/
Oct 1, 2008
Celia Pearce will be attending the SIEGE conference as a speaker on both Oct 4th and 5th
When: Oct 4, 2008, 4.00pm-5.00pm
Where: Pavillion room, Hyatt Regency Suites, Atlanta
Speakers: Celia Pearce, Michael McCoy, Brenda
Brathwaite
Experimental Game Technology (Design)
Ever hear of "Flow?", "Portal?" How about "Tower of Goo" and "Facade?" Just because a game is not serious does not mean it can`t take the risk, step onto the ledge, and dive into a rich new experience. Join us as we take a look at some of the great innovations developers have devised, and maybe even become inspired for your own upcoming projects.
When: Oct 5, 2008, 10.00am-12.00pm
Where: Pavillion room, Hyatt Regency Suites, Atlanta
Speakers: Celia Pierce, Sam Lewis, Scott Zier, Justin Achilli
MMOs: Shaping Virtual Worlds (E for Everyone)
There are games, and then there are Games. Our panelists discuss the various challenges they have encountered creating worlds on massive scales, building sustainable communities, and planning for systems that have to be maintained and updated.
More info
Siege Conference: www.siegecon.net/SIEGE2008/
Sep 16, 2008
SIEGE 2008 Coming this October 3-5, 2008. Join us at SIEGE!
SIEGE's speakers include leading figures from a wide spectrum of the industry, including artists, programmers, designers, writers, teachers and business executives. Along with various activities including game design tournaments, game playing tournaments, parties, a job fair, and a student fair, the latest version of the Mermaids game will be demonstrated at SIEGE.
More info
Siege Conference: www.siegecon.net/SIEGE2008/
December 12, 2007
gaygamer.net visited Georgia Tech campus and attended Digital Media Winter Demo Day. They mentioned about Mermaids in their review.
More info
gaygamer.net: http://gaygamer.net/2007/12/winter_2007_demo_day_at_georgi.html
June 20, 2007
The game development company, Tale of Tales, interviewed Celia Pearce.
More info
Tale of Tales: http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/interviews/interview-with-celia-pearce/
May 09, 2007
Celia Pearce discussed the Mermaids game and the Digital Media Masters program at the Georgia Institute of Technology in an interview with Gamasutra.
More info
Gamasutra: www.gamasutra.com/features/20070509/mastrapa_04.shtml
April 24, 2007
Celia Pearce will present a lecture at Savannah College of Art and Design on Emergent Game Group's Mermaids game. The Mermaids game is a MMOG created around the principle of utilizing large-scale emergent group behavior as a design material.
More info
Please refer to the event invitation poster
April 12, 2007
Celia Pearce will present the Emergent Game Group's Mermaids game prototype at the Indie MMOG Conference in Minneapolis this weekend in a presentation entitled: "Designing Unconventional Games Using Conventional Game Engines." Pearce will talk about the number of ways in which the game has pushed MMOG game conventions and technology.
More info
Independent MMO Game Developers Conference: www.imgdc.com
February 14, 2007
Mermaids Demo to Preview at GDC
The first full prototype of the Mermaids project will be shown at the Game Developers Conference in the Multiverse booth, where it will be used to demonstrate the Multiverse game engine, which is being used for the project.
More info
Multiverse: www.multiverse.net |
GDC: www.gdconf.com
December 13, 2006
11Alive News interviewed Celia Pearce about the Mermaids design and prototypes presented at Georgia Institute of Technology Digital Media Winter 2006 Demo Day.