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Clary Theater, Student Success Center, Georgia Tech

Founders Day Panel on Community and Games, Clary Theater
Ian Bogost (Georgia Tech)
Celia Pearce (UC Irvine)
Kenneth Knoespel (Georgia Tech), Moderator
Michael Mateas (Georgia Tech)
Will Wright, Respondent

Public Address : " Stealth Communities"
by Will Wright
2005 recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress & Service
Georgian Ballroom, The Biltmore






Registration and Coffee

Welcome and Overview
Sue Rosser, Dean, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech
Kenneth Knoespel, Chair, School of Literature, Communication & Culture, Georgia Tech
Janet Murray, Director of Graduate Program in Digital Media, Georgia Tech

Will Wright, Chief Designer and Co-founder, Maxis
"Content, Compression and Creativity"

Panel: Procedural Narrative and the Future of Story Games
Steve Chiang (EA Tiburon)
Chris Crawford (Game Designer & Author)
Michael Mateas (Georgia Tech)
Jay Bolter (Georgia Tech), Moderator
Will Wright, Respondent

Break

Panel: Procedural Content & the Creation of Game Worlds
Amy Bruckman (Georgia Tech)
Irfan Essa (Georgia Tech)
Ken Perlin (NYU)
Lassi Tasajärvi (Evenlake Studios & Author)
Steve Cross (Georgia Tech), Moderator
Will Wright, Respondent

Lunch
Bing Gordon, Chief Creative Officer, EA
"Developing and Educating Creative Leaders at EA"

Panel: Computational Power & The Future of Entertainment
Dale Herigstad (Schematic)
Christopher Klaus (Klaus Entertainment)
Blake Lewin (Turner Broadcasting)
Paul Marino (Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences)
Janet Murray (Georgia Tech), Moderator
Will Wright, Respondent

Demos, Exhibits, & Reception


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