Time: 2-2:30
Title: Motion-Sensitive Game Design
Presenter: Ben Kalb
Location: 70-2000
Abstract: Ben's presentation will cover the state of the art in motion sensing technology across gaming platforms, the types of motion control in games, the limitations of platform choice upon game design, and the future of motion-based game play and design.
Bio: Ben Kalb has been the Lead Programmer at ActionXL since its formation in 2006. Ben is the designer and creator of Gesture Designer, an accelerometer-based arbitrary gesture recognition library and definition application. He is also credited on 17 shipped titles for both PC and Android, all of which incorporate some sort of motion-sensing control. His BS in Engineering Physics from Cornell University has helped him to become an expert in motion based game programming and gesture based application design.
2:30-3 From Graduation to Corporation: What not to do, by someone who did it
Abstract: Chelsea Howe will discuss the trials and tribulations of creating a company on a college graduate's budget: navigating the paperwork, finding people to trust, and connecting with established veterans in the industry to give your work the boost it needs.
Bio: Chelsea Howe graduated from Cornell University in 2009 with a BA in Interactive Multimedia Design and minors in Game Design, Information Science, and Computing in the Arts. She founded Proper Walrus, LLC with another Cornell grad in June and they released their first game for the iPhone, Tipoli, this week. Chelsea currently works full time as a Game Designer and Producer at ActionXL, in Ithaca, NY, bringing theoretical research on optimal experiences into application.
