[game_edu] Puttinh together a Gaming Convention

[Deanna Whaley]

Thank you Akram...I'll go to the links.

Deanna

On Jan 22, 2009, at 3:37 PM, AkramTaghavi-Burris wrote:

Hi Deanna,
  There are two location you can get info on our program.
  The first is the generic course description locate at : http:// 
www.occc.edu/it/CAT-Degrees.html
  We also have a department blog about our programs faculty and  
students at : http://catblog.occc.edu

Hope that helps,
--Akram Taghavi-Burris

Deanna Whaley wrote:

>

> Hi Akram - Can you point me to your degree plan on your website? I

> searched all over the Oklahoma City Comm College website and could

> not find a degree in Game Design.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Deanna

>

> On Jan 22, 2009, at 9:03 AM, AkramTaghavi-Burris wrote:

>

> 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

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>> Faculty, Simulation & Game Development Program

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

>> 704-330-6348

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>> *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

>>

>>

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>

>     -- 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*

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-- 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
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