[IGDA-NYC-announce] Reminder: Game-related Events tonight and Friday

[Wade Tinney]

Two events that may be of interest to you. One tonight and one on Friday.


**Tonight**

Video Games: Cracking the Code
With 30 gaming companies here in New York, the city is fast becoming a major
hub for designers, developers and writers of this multi-billion dollar
industry. Hear how you can parlay your skills, talents and passion for games
into a career.

Panelists
Garrett Moehring, Senior Producer, Atari Interactive 
Jason Schreiber, Director of Games/CEO, Powerhead Games 
Jill Duffy, Editor-in-Chief, gamecareerguide.com 
Nick Fortugno, Co-Founder and President, Rebel Monkey 
Wade Tinney, Founding Partner, Large Animal Games


Date & Time: Wed, Nov 19th, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Location: HBO 15th Floor Theater
1100 Avenue of the Americas (at 42nd Street)
New York, NY
Price: Free (registration required, however)

For complete details and to register:
http://www.cencom.org/programDetail.aspx?id=3272


**Friday**

Casual Games with Eric Zimmerman  	
	
The Ludic Century: In the Future, Everyone will be a Game Designer

In this wide-ranging and far-reaching talk, Eric will build on his fifteen
years of experience as a game designer and game industry gadfly to talk
about the wider relevance of games to the culture at large. What are games?
What is game design? And in what ways is our culture changing to become more
game-centric? The importance of thinking in terms of complex systems,
playful technologies, and the world as a designed construction are bringing
about new ways of making meaning, and demanding new kinds of literacies for
understanding these meanings. In a talk that will include playing games with
the audience and offering a sneak peek at his next major unreleased game
title, Eric will provide a provocative glimpse into a very playful future.

Date & Time: Fri, Nov 21, 2011, 8:00pm
Location: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street Directions
Venue: 92YTribeca Screening Room
Price: $10.00

For complete details and to register:
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T-MM5FN17


Cheers!


Wade Tinney
chapter coordinator, IGDA NYC
www.nycgames.org
CEO, Large Animal Games
www.largeanimal.com