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46 Scali, Leland (Lead Environment Artist, Tripwire Interactive) Started as a contract texture artist for Tripwire Interactive on Red Orchestra Ostfront.I then Jumped into 3D arts,got hired at tripwire as an environment/concept artist and never looked back. Since starting onsite in 2007 I worked on all 3 of tripwires releases along with bits on our 3rd party published titles. I've been the Lead Environment artist on both Killing Floor and RO2. Schreiber, Ian Ian Schreiber has been in the game industry since the year 2000, first as a programmer and then as a game designer. He has worked on five published titles, two serious game simulations, and several other things he can’t talk about. As an educator, Ian has taught game design and development courses at Ohio University, Columbus State Community College, and Savannah College of Art and Design. He has co-authored two books, "Challenges for Game Designers" and "Breaking Into the Game Industry". Silverio, Joelle (Game Designer, CCP Games) Joelle Silverio is a video game designer with CCP Games, the creators of EVE Online. She is currently working on the upcoming World of Darkness, an MMORPG based on the Vampire: the Masquerade roleplaying game. Before joining CCP, Joelle worked on the first-person shooters Global Agenda and Tribes: Ascend. Joelle volunteers her time mentoring students who are entering the video game industry. Simpson, James James Simpson has been dreaming of writing games since he first touched his Atari 400. He began his career in gaming by studying C/C++ programming as part of B.S. in computer information systems at DeVry University. James followed this up by teaching himself a variety of 3D art tools, and has just recently finished his second Bachelor Degree from Art Institute of Atlanta in Game Art and Design. As part of this he has been working with Autodesk’s Maya and 3D Max programs and a variety of engines such as Unreal 2004, Unreal 3, C4, and Unity. His first published game with WildTangent was called “Invasion: The Last Stand” followed by a series of contract projects with various gaming studios such as Cartoon Network, Shifting Suns, The Game Creators, Vortex Games. At the moment he owns the game company “Cellbloc Studios”, contracting to create various casual games as well as working on a kid MMO called Bobbers World. Skemp, Ethan Ethan Skemp is a Content Designer for Xaviant. He has over thirteen years of credits in the tabletop roleplaying game industry, working as an editor, line developer and writer. He’s worked on or developed books for over a dozen game lines inside and outside the World of Darkness, in particular working as a line developer on Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Werewolf: The Forsaken, and Changeling: The Lost. He previously worked as a content designer on the World of Darkness MMO for CCP NA; his current project is Xaviant’s forthcoming game Lichdom. He spends his free time playing games with his wife and cabal of friends, looking after his neurotic dogs, and designing worlds on a bet. Smith, Jeffrey, MS, CUXP (IBM) • Human factors psychologist | Certified User Experience Professional • Experience Architect • Master Inventor – Numerous patents • User experience designer for IBM’s Innov8: CityOne • ** http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/innov8/cityone/ • ** http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/gaming/ • Previous work involving problem-based learning includes NASA Classroom of the Future and NASA’s Explorer Schools program
47 Sorensen, Blake (Patent Attorney, Merchant & Gould) Blake Sorensen is a registered patent attorney in the Atlanta office of Merchant & Gould with experience in intellectual property licensing, drafting and prosecuting patent applications, writing patent opinions, and trademark registration. Prior to joining the firm's electronics and computer law practice group, Mr. Sorensen amassed seven years of industry experience in user interface design, statistical analysis software development, online computer game development and management, and embedded systems development. He is a member of the Intellectual Property and Science and Technology Sections of the American Bar Association and serves on the Virtual Worlds and Multi-User Online Games, Open Source Software, and Information Security committees. Stanley, Michael (Game Designer/Artist, Addo Games) I am a graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelors degree in Interactive Design and Game Development. I am well versed in many aspects of game design and am fluent with a number of 3D and 2D design programs. I know the game design pipeline very well and have seen past projects all the way from start to finish. In the past I have worked on both 2D and 3D game projects for Mattel, Qualcomm, Hi-Rez Studios and many of my own where I have played the role of artist and/or game designer. I enjoy both art and game design and take a technical and creative approach to each. I believe that these qualities led to one of my most significant achievements when, in 2011, I was awarded "Best in Show" for the Game Design department at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Out to Launch event. I am currently an employee of Addo Games where I work as a game designer and artist for Robots Love Ice Cream - a super awesome, SHMUP inspired game coming out for the iPad. I am a very enthusiastic, zealous individual whose puns will cause involuntary laughter on many occasions. Also, I have a weakness for vintage video games. Thomas, Deborah (Founder/President, SillyMonkey LLC) Deborah Thomas has wanted to be a game designer for as long as she can remember. At every stage of her life, it seems she has either studied games or worked with people who created games. Now, she is living her dream. Deborah is the founder, owner and operator of SillyMonkey, LLC, a game-based learning business that works with corporate clients to help their employees learn difficult concepts in a fun and memorable way through the playful but effective use of board games, video games, flash games and virtual worlds that she creates. Deborah’s motto for SillyMonkey sets three goals: “Learn fast, remember more and have fun doing it.” Deborah achieves these goals for her clients by first taking the time to understand the needs and goals of the client and the employees. She then designs experiential games and simulations that teach employees how to simplify workflow systems, understand the perspectives of their co-workers and solve problems from the inside out. Her system provides the full spectrum of learning services from analysis to implementation, including classroom-based and e-learning solutions as well as innovative training programs. Deborah worked closely with Indigo and Stanford University researcher to design a debriefing feedback concept, spatial learning and how to embed technologies to improve conceptual and spatial knowledge. Deborah’s faith in games as an effective teaching tool is so strong that she would sneak innovative techniques and games into her courses at different stages of her career. As a public education teacher at one of the worst performing middle schools in the country, she drove her students’ SAT scores up 30 percent by using innovative educational techniques she created. She applied that same passion for helping people retain learning objectives as a trainer for Fortune 500 companies by facilitating and earning trainer of the year multiple times throughout her career. She also served as an operations manager of technical classrooms. And as a course development manager at The Coca-Cola Company, she designed and implemented Idea Central and Idea Bank. Now, as the founder of SillyMonkey, she uses the full spectrum of learning services she has created through the years to develop high-visibility training initiatives in a playful but results-oriented environment to benefit a global clientele of beverage,sales, manufacturing, safety, energy, pharmaceutical and finance companies. Deborah is current president of the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Game Developers Association, a past president of the North American Simulation and Gaming Association. She is vice president of Professional Development for the Greater Atlanta American Society of Training and Development. She is a board member of the Atlanta chapter of the Technology Association of Georgia Workplace Learning Society. And she is a board member of the Georgia Game Developers Association and helping to design the Serious Games SIG. She is also a much soughtafter speaker at gaming and training conferences. As hobbies, she enjoys reading, movies, rouge et blanc vino tastings, studying improv and swimming.
Page 1 and 2: COVER PAGE
Page 3 and 4: Welcome to SIEGE What is GGDA It’
Page 5 and 6: 5 All attendees are welcome to part
Page 7 and 8: 7 SIEGE 2012 ITINERARY Wednesday, O
Page 9 and 10: To Our Sponsors, Our Speakers, Our
Page 11 and 12: 11 Session Block 0 3:30pm, FRIDAY,
Page 13 and 14: 13 Rm. Macon ID:2012-SB12 Bill Cash
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Page 36 and 37: 36 Herring, Randy (Owner, Asgard St
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Page 41 and 42: 41 McMain, Michael Grand Architect,
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