GameDev Day '07 Boston - XNA, Gaming, and Game Development

Like games?  Wonder how they're made?  Want to know how to make them yourself?

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).

The Details

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!

Game Development Sessions

• Presentations on game development topics
• Learn about virtual worlds like Second Life (from the company that created it!) and their effect on the real world
• Learn to create games for the XBOX 360 and PCs with (the free) XNA Game Studio Express 

Gaming Industry Experts

• Open Q&A Panel
• Advice on getting to game development
• Careers in the Boston area

Open Gaming

• Play Halo 3 and Guitar Hero on XBOX Elites

Pizza and Giveaways

• Halo 3
• Project Gotham Racing 4
• Gears of War
• Flight Simulator X Deluxe [PC]

The Agenda

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 - Blurring the Boundaries: CSI, Second Life and You (Kent Quirk and John Lester, Linden Lab)
3:00 - Gaming Industry Q&A Panel (Dan Scherlis, Mark Mullin, Michael Cummings, Kent Quirk, Darius Kazemi)

We're going to have a great time!  See you there!

-Chris

Technorati tags: XNA, Events, Gaming, Development, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Harvard

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  November 30, 2007
  Wish I knew about this sooner. I can't make it do to my work Schedule

• Anonymous
  December 02, 2007
  Just wanted to say how awesome and interesting yesterday was for me.  I hope it can happen again next year and other events too.  I hope you also thought that yesterday was a success.