Events

December 1, 2007: GameDev Day '07 @ Harvard University

Come to GameDev Day '07 (flyer), a free event being hosted at Harvard University on December 1st, sponsored by Microsoft in association with the Harvard Interactive Media Group (HIMG).

A day about games, games, games:

o Learn to create your own games for PC or XBOX 360 with XNA
o Learn about the game development industry – process, careers, technology, companies
o Hear from the folks at Second Life about virtual worlds and technology
o Play Halo3 on XBOX 360 Elites
o Speak with gaming industry experts including people from SecondLife, Etherplay, Vibrant3D, Magenic, Microsoft
o Pizza
o Giveaways (games!)

It's open to anyone and did we mention that it's free?!

Agenda (subject to change):

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

[Meanwhile, in another room...]
12:00 – 4:00: Open XBOX gaming

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