[game_edu] Puttinh together a Gaming Convention

[AkramTaghavi-Burris]

Hi Nic,
 Yes we plan to work with some local game societies and retailers to 
sponsor a game competition and perhaps even a LAN party.
  No there is no local game developers in the area, that's one reason we 
put on the event. We want the outside world to know that we at the 
Oklahoma City Community College provide students with a degree in Game 
Design and have a growing job force here. We hope that more companies 
would look to us for graduates as their future employees and perhaps the 
idea of establishing an industry here in Oklahoma.

Thanks for the ideas,
--Akram Taghavi-Burris

Nic Colley wrote:

> I do not know if you already do this, but have you looked at running 

> game competitions? That usually drives some awareness. Also are there 

> any local developers? If so try getting them to talk about their game.

>  

> Thanks,

> Nic Colley

> *

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> *

> Faculty, Simulation & Game Development Program

> Nic.Colley at cpcc.edu <mailto:Nic.Colley at cpcc.edu>

> 704-330-6348

>  

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> *From:* Taghavi-Burris, Akram [mailto:ataghaviburris at occc.edu]

> *Sent:* Thu 22-Jan-09 7:41 AM

> *To:* IGDA Game Education Listserv

> *Subject:* [game_edu] Puttinh together a Gaming Convention

>

> Hello all,

> Yesterday everyone was replying about game conventions to go to, and

> since your all in the know maybe you could give me some advice.

>

> I'm Program Director of Video Game Design at Oklahoma City Communty

> College and Faculty Sponsor of our student organization the Computer

> Arts and Technology Society (CATSociety)

>

> Evey April the CATSociety put on the Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo

> (OEGE) at the school. This year will our second year and we really

> want to make it something special.

>

> We'd like to have more informative things at the event aside from just

> video game retailers, maybe guest lectures and game companies at a both?

>

> We have a small budget for event, but our students work hard to put it

> together. The whole point of the expo is to promote video game

> awarness and video games as a feild of study.

>

> Anyways I was wondering if any of guys out there have any ideas or

> suggestions for our expo, on how we could make it better.

>

> For more info on our expo visit:

> oege.catblog.OCCC.edu

>

> Thanks,

>

> --Akram Taghavi-Burris

>

>

> _______________________________________________

> game_edu mailing list

> game_edu at igda.org

> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu

>



-- 


    -- Mrs. Akram Taghavi-Burris :-)

*Program Director of Game Design / Multimedia
Professor of Computer Aided Technology
**
Oklahoma City Community College
7777 South May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73159-4444*