On Sunday, October 21, 2007 Urban Electronics Game Developers Association
(UEGDA) will present their first conference for students who are interested in
learning more about video game design. John Wolff, a senior at Detroit Country
Day High School started UEGDA last year, after being encouraged by his father to
learn more about the industry. “My father thought that I spent too much time in
front of the screen playing video games, and suggested that I learn a little more
about the other side of the screen”, laughed Wolff who has been designing video
games ever since.
His interests in game design lead him to a conference in Chicago where he came
into contact with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). He
attended a chapter meeting on the campus of U of M and knew that he wanted to
get a group of his friends together to explore the industry. (See link below:
http://www.thedetroiter.com/b_city/blogs/index.php?blog=2&title=teenaged_game_developers_urban_ele
ctroni&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) UEGDA has met on Sundays for the past year; this
conference is the next step in its evolution.
The conference will be held at Wayne State University’s Community Arts
Auditorium, from 2-6pm. The focus of the conference will be on the three basic
elements of game design, and how to take a game from being an idea to market.
Students will be able to stroll through exhibits which contain information about
the industry and profession. The cost is nominal: $3 per person; $5 for a team of
two; and $2 per person for groups of ten or more. All are welcome! The
Midtown Detroit Kumon Math and Reading Center is the major sponsor of this
event. The Center is located at 1100 St. Aubin in Detroit’s Lafayette Park area. For
tickets and more information please call: John Wolff, (313) 874-5832.