2/10/05
On March 16th, a Symposium on Living Game Worlds: Community, Simulation, and the Future of Entertainment, will be held in honor of legendary game designer Will Wright, and in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Digital Media degree programs at Georgia Tech. More information can be found online here.
2/1/05
Steve Seabolt, Director of University Relations for EA, visited the EGL and has offered their support to the lab.
1/23/05
Tech Students at IGF
Georgia Tech CoC Undergrads selected to appear at 2005 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase. "Team Robot" was developed for the Fall 2004 offering of CS4455 Video Game Design and Programming taught by Chris Shaw. This is the 4th year in a row that a Georgia Tech team has been selected for the IGF Student Showcase.
1/18/05
EGL Game Seminar
Everyone (students, faculty, etc) is welcome to attend the Game Seminar held in the EGL on Tuesdays from 12-1pm.
1/14/05
Bogost's Games at Sundance
Prof. Ian Bogost's game Take Back Illinois, a public policy strategy game, has been selected as one of the 10 finalists in the Slamdance Independent Game Festival. The Slamdance Film Festival will be held alongside the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in late January 2005. 2005 marks the first time a game festival will run in addition to the well-known film festival.
1/12/05
Prof. Ian Bogost was interviewed by Financial Times for an article on the education of next generation game developers. Read the article here.
12/17/04
Johnny Wilson at the EGL
Game industry luminary Johnny Wilson visited the EGL in December 2004 to talk with faculty members, view current demos, and offer his unique insights on the game research and development. Dr. Wilson is co-author of High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games and, for many years, the Editor-in-Chief of Computer Gaming World during its era as the most influential PC gaming magazine in the United States.
9/21/04
Site Update
View the GDC 2004 talk by Michael Mateas and Andrew Stern. Available in streaming and downloadable .mp4 format.
8/30/04
This recent
GameSpot article describes game research taking place in the EGL, and
includes interviews with Michael Mateas and Janet Murray.
8/4/04
EGL director Michael Mateas gave an invited talk at the AAAI Workshop on Challenges in Game AI, held July 25-26, 2004. Michael's notes on the workshop can be found at GrandTextAuto.
6/2/04
Site Update
Meet the people behind the EGL by clicking on the "People" tab. View images from different events on the various "Happenings" pages.
4/25/04
IDT DEMO DAY 4/28!!
Come see what we have been up to at this year's demo day.
3/30/04
Conference reports online
Lab members return from the Game Developer's Conference
and Mud Developer's Conference in San Jose. For highlights
including EGL Director Michael Mateas's talk on Facade, check
our new Happenings section.
2/28/03
The EGL Open House was a terrific success! Thanks
to all who attended. Check back for more EGL news and events.
2/19/04
Map added to site!
Find the EGL more easily with our handy map.
