Please join us April 30th at American University for our next Games Gateway meetup on Casual Games.

Please RSVP at http://gamedev.meetup.com/175/ so we can plan accordingly.

Here are the details:

Please join us and Brian Judy, Founder of game developer, Red Aphid in a discussion about casual games. Casual games are one the fastest growing areas of computer gaming and players encompass a wide range of age groups. Brian will be looking at both his and other's casual games that seek to move beyond entertainment-only applications and cross-over into areas such as education, politics, social criticism and art.

When
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Where
American University
Mary Graydon Building Room 200 [Gianni Lounge]
Washington , DC 20016
2022704110

New Media at Visions 2008

Could you please announce the VISIONS 2008 awards to your Flash and Web
students and encourage them (great extra credit opportunity) to submit. We
have a category for interactive media and also for best web design. I would
really like to get a flood of students to submit this year.

AND GREAT NEWS, NOW HAVE A BEST IN NEW MEDIA AWARD SPONSORED BY INTERFACE
MEDIA GROUP! THE WINNER OF THE BEST PROJECT IN NEW MEDIA WINS A FOUR WEEK
*PAID* INTERNSHIP WITH DAVE FLOOD FROM IMG!!!!!!

For more information: http://soc.american.edu/content.cfm?id=690

????s Email me! Best, Brigid

Final Project Requirements

Here are requirements for in the final project.

http://www.myglife.org/usa/auflashwiki/index.php/Games_Final_Project

If you are having problems with your project now is the time to bring them up to me so we can begin to address them.

Brian

Super Columbine Creator to Visit Class

Danny Ledonne, creator of Super Columbine Massacre RPG will be in class on the 15th to discuss his controversial game and documentary about it. Here's some links:

http://www.columbinegame.com

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4722344,00.html

http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/2/ARTICLE/7121/2006-06-01.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011702051.html

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_86/484-Be-Men-Not-Destroyers

Design Documents

Please find comments on your design document posted on your profile page. Feel free to add comments to other's.

Gamers for Net Neutrality

From the press release...

Games for Change in partnership with The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), the non-profit organization which represents video game enthusiasts, announced a new web-based initiative launching in beta form today, Gamers for Net Neutrality (www.GamersforNetNeutrality.org). The joint project of the ECA and its partners in this initiative, SavetheInternet.com and Games for Change, will be a destination for gamers of all sorts to visit and become more engaged in the fight for Net Neutrality. If this principle is not protected, it could potentially alter the way consumers use and view the internet - including slowdowns and site blocks, as well as applying fees and instituting other unnecessary obstructions.

Games Class This Week

Please find the document Dramatic Game Dynamics by Marc LeBlanc in the Course Documents of Blackboard.

We'll be discussing on 4/8.