[Chicago] Chicago Chapter ACM - Dec 16 - Mobile Game Development

[Brian Ray]

Great meeting last night.  Here is another (although non-ChiPy)  
meeting Marc told me about that might interest some of you:

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> This information is also on the Chapter website at:
> http://www.chicagoacm.org/
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> THIS MONTH'S MEETING:
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>  A joint ACM/Loyola University Computer Science Department meeting
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>               Mobile Game Development
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>     Speaker:  Justin C. Moore, Metamoorephesis
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>  Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009
>  5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Social Hour
>  6:30 pm - Presentation
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>  Loyola University - Water Tower Campus
>  820 N. Michigan, Chicago IL 60611
>  Beane Ballroom (13th Floor, Lewis Towers)
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> COST
>  Free. (General Admission, No Reserved Seats) However, Please RSVP
>  on the Chicago ACM website (chicagoacm.org) for this event, to best
>  help our group with upcoming joint ACM/Loyola University events.
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>  Although there will be no food served at this event, you are free
>  to "brown bag" it and bring in food from the outside to eat during
>  the social hour.
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> TOPIC ABSTRACT
>  The video game industry has been revolutionized by both by digital
>  distribution and the emergence of development platforms providing
>  hobbyists, enthusiasts, and small businesses opportunities to
>  create software for popular consumer hardware like iPhone,
>  Android, and Xbox 360.  Now, given access to these new
>  technologies, countless individuals see an opportunity to enter
>  the attractive but difficult to break into video game industry.
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> SPEAKER INFO:
>  Justin C. Moore, Co-Founder and Game Director of Chicago Mobile
>  Developer Metamoorephosis Games, will share his story of
>  developing the game bitFLIP for the iPhone -- which covers game
>  design mantras, basic iPhone and OpenGL ES programming tips, and
>  the N+1 rules of meta-prototyping (the company's home brewed
>  methodology for iterative development).
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>  Just before graduating from MIT with a bachelor's degree in
>  Mechanical Engineering, Justin decided that he wanted to make
>  video games for a living.  Just after graduation, he returned to
>  Chicago and enrolled in Flashpoint Academy's Game Development
>  Program.  Just over 2 years later and with only a few years of OO
>  programming experience, Justin spearheaded the launch of his
>  company's first game of several games contracted with publisher
>  Hands-On Mobile.  On the horizon for Justin and Metamoorephosis is
>  the development of an In-Game Ad Platform that will re-write the
>  rules of advertiser-gamer interactions.
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> RESERVATIONS
>  Please make your reservation as soon as you know you are coming.
>  RSVP by filling out this quick form:
>  http://tinyurl.com/acm-dec16
>  or by replying to this e-mail ( greg at neumarke.net ) You may also
>  call Greg at (work) 773-907-3308
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> -Greg
> greg at neumarke.net
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>

Brian Ray