Video Game Industry and Educators Come Together at Summit

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Video Game Industry Executives and Educators Come Together at Game Education Summit, June 10-11 in Dallas

Jun. 9, 2008 GamePath LLC: -0-

WHAT: The first event facilitating collaboration between the video
game industry and universities/colleges that offer video game
programs.

WHEN: June 10, 2008: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; June 11, 2008: 9:00 AM - 4:30
PM

WHERE: Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 6504 Airline Road, Dallas, Texas

WHO: Representatives from leading video game studios, well-known
university game programs; keynote speakers from Disney
Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts and SMU.

DETAILS:

The Game Education Summit provides a venue for educators and industry leaders to discuss skill sets required to meet the needs of an $18 billion entertainment sector and a growing serious games industry.

Keynote speakers include Warren Spector from Junction Point Studios, Mark Meyers from Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts' Colleen McCreary, and Dr. Peter Raad from The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University.

Sponsors include Sony Computer Entertainment, Dell University, Mary-Margaret.com, GarageGames, PowerUp Games, Softimage, Wacom, Course Technology PTR, International Game Developers Association, and The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University.

Sessions will cover topics such as teaching methodologies, starting a game development program, core curriculum topics, research collaboration, and increasing diversity in the gaming industry. Attendees will also be able to view and participate in a "living classroom" where Southern Methodist University graduate students will present their student game projects as part of their game studies course.

Speakers include experts from Activision, Amaze! Entertainment, Arizona State University, Carnegie Mellon, Critical Mass, Dell, Duke University, Emergent Game Technologies, Full Sail, GameCareerGuide.com, Gearbox Software, High Voltage Software, id Software, Indiana University, Microsoft, Midway Games, Paradigm Entertainment, Rochester Institute of Technology, SONY, THQ, University of Central Florida, University of Southern California, University of Texas-Dallas, University of Wisconsin, Volition, and Women In Games International.

On-site attendee registration for the event is $350. More information: http://www.gameeducationsummit.com.

The Game Education Summit is a production of GamePath LLC, an Austin, Texas-based independent events production company which also produces the Independent Game Conferences.