Selected Topics Discussion Series
 
Expert opinion and discussion on the video game industry
FREE to the PUBLIC!
 
ACC Highland Campus [map]
7:00 to 9:00 pm
 
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Upcoming Seminars

- 2009 -

Past Seminars

- 2009 -
  • Wednesday, November 4 -"Facial animation for movies & video games"
  • Wednesday, August 5 -"Game Engines for Independent and Casual Game Developers" [slides]
  • Wednesday, Feb 4– " The Game Industry in an economic downturn "
    • ACC & SXSW Screenburn Mixer; Location: Art Authority, 510 W. 29th Street, (next door to Spider House)
- 2008 -
  • Wednesday, December 3
  • October 24 (3-6 PM) & 25 (2-5 PM) – ACC Game Development Institute Open House @ Northridge Campus [map] , Building 3000
    • ACC Staff, Advisory Board, Instructors & Industry Professionals
  • Wednesday, Feb 6 – " For Hire: What Game Companies Are Looking For "
    • ACC & SXSW Screenburn Mixer; Location: Jo's Coffee [Map] 242 W 2nd St.
  • Wednesday, Jan 9– "Information Session"
    • ACC Staff, Advisory Board, Instructors & Industry Professionals
- 2007 -
  • Wednesday, September 5 – Austin Game Conference
    • Austin Convention Center
  • Wednesday, August 8– ArtSpark Festival
    • Creative festival and competition presentations
  • Wednesday, August 1– "Information Session" [notes from meeting]
    • ACC Staff, Advisory Board, Instructors & Industry Professionals
  • Wednesday, July 4– Independence Day
    • Take the day off!
  • Wednesday, January 10– "Information Session"
    • ACC Staff, Advisory Board, Instructors & Industry Professionals
- 2006 -
  • Wednesday, October 4 – “GPU Shading and Rendering ” [slides]
  • Wednesday, September 6 – “Serious Games, Video Gamers and 21st Century Competitiveness”
  • Saturday, August 12 - Open House [notes from J]
    • ACC Staff, Advisory Board & Instructors
  • Wednesday, April 5 – “The Cell Processor and its Applications”
    • Peter Hofstee & Ted Maeurer, IBM
  • Wednesday, March 1 – “Cost Effective Strategies to MMP Development"
- 2005 -
  • Wednesday, December 7 – "Earnest Effort in Games:
    Can you love something that can't love you back, and still dodge those pesky restraining orders?"
  • Wednesday, June 1 – “Game high concepts: framing and positioning”
  • Wednesday, April 6 – “Game mechanics and game ecologies”
  • Friday, March 4 – “Matching Substance to Style - Tuning mechanics and interface to fit your theme”
- 2004 -