Chapter Meeting - Tuesday October 20th

The Baltimore IGDA Chapter and the Law Firm Ober Kaler invite you to the October Baltimore IGDA Chapter Meeting. At the meeting, Jon Holda and Jed Spencer from Ober Kaler will be discussing Intellectual Property and Videogames.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday October 20th at 7pm at the Tree House in Cockeysville.

What: Videogames and Intellectual Property

When: Tuesday October 20th at 7pm

Where:
Tree House
9926 York Rd
Cockeysville, MD 21030

For the most up to date information about the meeting, visit the Chapter Forums

Posted by TinaTyndal on October 10, 2009 10:02 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

XNA on 360 at Baltimore Octoberfest 2009

Ever wonder if XNA has a place in the business sector?
DuClaw Brewing Company thinks so.

The Maryland Oktoberfest is just around the corner on October 10th, 2009. DuClaw Brewing Company will be there with our exciting new XNA driven 55" LED Screen presentation.

The DuClaw booth will have a Xbox 360 with a huge flat screen to show off some cool new XNA software they created. They are excited to see people's reactions and welcome comments from the IGDA community.

So if your in the mood for some great beer and to see XNA in action for something a little different than games, stop by the booth and say hello. Be sure to find Charlie Brown, their Director of Technology, and let him know your thoughts.

Posted by TronsterHartley on October 3, 2009 05:51 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

GameX Industry Summit Update

More than 100 attendees have already registered! Next registration deadline is October 11.

GameX Industry Summit is an inaugural 2-day game development conference presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapters in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Set in a unique industrial setting, the GameX Industry Summit takes place on October 24-25 in the Greater Philadelphia area of Oaks, PA, and will be an intimate conference to attend with industry colleagues. The conference is set to be one of the most entertaining business gatherings ever.

Keynote speakers include Chris Foster, Design Director for Harmonix Music Systems; Clint Hocking, Creative Director for Ubisoft Montreal; Jason Della Rocca, President of Perimeter Partners; and Richard Rouse, Lead Single Player Designer for Kaos Studios/THQ.

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Posted by TronsterHartley on September 30, 2009 10:12 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

GameX Career Forum: Sunday October 25

The GameX Career Forum will take place on Sunday, October 25 from 9:30 AM – 5 PM

The GameX Career Forum is a one-day conference for young people and industry newcomers to learn the ropes from industry experts and educators. Representatives from leading game companies, game production schools and game education programs will be conducting hands-on workshops, lectures and roundtables with GameX attendees interested in learning more about game industry careers.

To learn more about the GameX Career Forum visit: http://www.gamexpo.us

Posted by TinaTyndal on September 2, 2009 10:07 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)