Swedish Game Awards will host the first Game Developers' Evening on the 30th of November. We are proud to present the XNA Game Studio European Tour 2007. As always on a Game Developers' Evening, you will be treated with an evening of speakers, free snacks and opportunities to mingle with like-minded people and play games. This is an evening you don't want to miss! Don't forget to register for this event for an opportunity to win prizes, including a one-year subscription of Super PLAY or PC Gamer. The event is free and open for everyone.
Event Information
Time: Friday November 30, 17:00
Location: Lecture Hall M1, Brinellvägen 64, KTH, Stockholm (map)
Registration: closed
Topics of the Evening
Dave Mitchell - The Ongoing Democratization of Game Development
Dave Mitchell & Charles Cox - Diving in to XNA Game Studio 2.0 and the XNA Framework
Charles Cox - Building a Game in 60 Minutes with XNA Game Studio 2.0
Speakers of the Evening
Dave Mitchell, Director, Microsoft XNA, Microsoft Corporation
Dave is a Director in the Microsoft XNA organization and manages the Microsoft XNA community offerings in addition to global business development, marketing execution and PR for XNA. XNA not only includes XNA Game Studio but also spans all tools, technologies, and services used in game development by game developers ranging from hobbyists and academics up to the largest of commercial game studios. Dave has been with Microsoft for nearly ten years and has been heavily involved with developer tools and platform technology for more than 17 years. His passion and love for video games easily outstrips that however and dates back to his Atari 2600, nearly 30 years ago.
Charles Cox, Developer Educator, Microsoft XNA, Microsoft Corporation
Charles is a Developer Educator, a role which focuses on developing and delivering innovative educational materials for game developers using XNA. His contributions focus on "quick-start" beginner instruction, and include the popular "Going Beyond" video tutorial series, presentations at several universities and the 2007 Game Developers Conference, and most recently the creation of the new XNA Game Studio Express Beginner's Guide DVD. Prior to joining Microsoft, Charles worked at Sierra Studios on the popular Police Quest: SWAT action series. Charles is a graduate of the Digipen Institute of Technology, a video game development school in Redmond, Washington.
