by James Brightman on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Representatives for the Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (SCAD-Atlanta) have passed along details for the fourth annual Game Developers eXchange, which takes place April 10-11. The conference will aim to "spotlight alternative gaming and emerging modes of design, production and distribution."
This year's keynote will come from game designer and Gamelab co-founder Eric Zimmerman. In a presentation titled "Going Indie: An Independent Game Developer's Survival Guide," Zimmerman will look back at his 14 years in the industry to discuss the highs and lows of being an "indie" game company. "From cash flow to company culture, he will cover the tangibles and intangibles of what it takes to survive. Along the way, he'll address bigger questions, such as what's wrong with the game industry today, why other forms of pop culture seem to have more independent creators, and what might be in store for the future of independent games," the SCAD announcement described.
Other speakers at the event will include game industry vet Brenda Brathwaite, Manifesto Games CEO Greg Costikyan, author and Game Developers Conference founder Chris Crawford, lead machinima director for The Electric Sheep Company Matt Dominianni, and game designer, author and co-director of USC's Electronic Arts Game Innovation Lab Tracy Fullerton.
"We're breaking away from the constricted classification of gaming simply as 'digital first-person shooters for teenage males.' We are proud to have representatives from virtually every aspect of the games community involved in this two-day event," commented Matthew Maloney, animation professor and academic director of the animation program at SCAD-Atlanta.
To register or to get more information please visit the official website.
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