IGDA Atlanta

IGDA Atlanta & IndieCade Present...

Indie Game Slam Open Mic &
Art History of Games
After Party

The IGDA Atlanta Chapter and IndieCade, the international festival of independent games, invite you to celebrate the conclusion of the Art History of Games with a fast-paced showcase of cutting edge indie games.

Saturday, February 6th, 2010, 7-10pm

W Atlanta Midtown - Studio 1

188 14th Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30361

Sign up for this open mic format event to give a three-minute demo or video of your game prototype or finished game. Art games, indie games, student-created games, research-based games, Global Game Jam Games, everything is welcome at this inclusive event. 

Schmoozing and sign-up begins at 7pm with a kick-off promptly at 8pm.  We will show the first 15 games that sign up. All presentations will be  limited to three minutes. Bring a laptop with a working version or a video of your game, or, better yet, show your game or video via the web.

Admission is free to Art History of Games attendees, $5 to IGDA Members (join on-site!), $10 to general public.  Cash Bar.

For more info on IndieCade, click here. 

Follow the latest IGDA Atlanta updates on twitter: @igdaatlanta

For more on the Art History of Games, click here.

The Art History of Games

 A symposium and exhibition jointly organized by SCAD-Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

February 4-6, 2010

Rich Auditorium at the High Museum of Art

1280 Peachtree St N.E., Atlanta GA 30308

Pre-registration ends tomorrow!   Register here.

The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium in which members of the fields of game studies, art history and related areas of cultural studies gather to investigate games as an art form.

Speakers include:

• John Romero, designer of Doom and co-founder of Gazillion Entertainment,
• Christiane Paul, New School professor and Whitney Museum adjunct curator,
• Jesper Juul, author of A Casual Revolution,
• Brenda Brathwaite, creator of Vanguard Award-winning Train,
• Frank Lantz, designer of Drop7 and Parking Wars.

For the schedule and all the details, click here.

Attendees are also invited to attend the premiere of three commissioned art games by Jason Rohrer, Tale of Tales, and Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman, at Kai Lin Art (800 Peachtree St. N.E.) on Friday, February 9, 2010 at 8pm.

Late registration ends Tuesday, February 2: $25 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $40 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $60 for the general public.

Please note that on-site registration fees increase to $30 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $50 for SCAD and Georgia Tech faculty and staff and academics and students from other institutions, and $75 for the general public.

... for the IGDA Atlanta Holiday Happy Hour!

Join us from 6-8pm to hear the latest IGDA Atlanta chapter news, and meet and network with Atlanta-area game industry professionals, academia, and students.

Host: IGDA Atlanta (www.igdaatl.org)

Event Type: Meeting / Social

Date: Monday December 14, 2009

Meeting Location:

5 Seasons Brewery - Westside (http://www.5seasonsbrewing.com)

1000 Marietta Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Parking is free in the parking deck behind the Brewery, entrance is on the top floor.

10/14 - IGDA Atlanta Happy Hour

This networking event is free and open to everyone!

Come join us from 6-7pm to hear about what the new IGDA Atlanta chapter has planned and learn about how you can get involved and help shape the future activities of our thriving game development community.

Stay from 7-9pm to eat, drink and socialize.  We will have great appetizers including flatbreads, lamb sliders and hummus along with some sweet drink specials including $5 featured wines and $5 absolute drinks.

Host: IGDA Atlanta (www.igdaatl.org)

Event Type: Meeting / Social

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Start Time: 6pm / End Time: 9pm

Meeting Location:

Water Haven (waterhavenatl.com)

75 5th St (Tech Square)
Atlanta, GA 30308-1019
(404) 214-6740

Complimentary valet parking will be provided or it’s just a 4-block walk from the Midtown Marta Station.

RSVP Required - Email jesse@igdaatl.org, or hit the Sign Up link and complete the form!

Update on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 5:44PM by Admin

The October 14th Happy Hour is now sponsored by Clear, so be sure to join us!

UPDATE:  The event is still on tonight!  Major roads in the area are open, although check this link for the latest information.