11th UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5 Sat. April 30

For the past ten years the UMBC Game Developers Club has organized a Digital Entertainment Conference with a day of games industry veterans speaking on a variety of topics.  The event is free, open to all, and includes lunch.

UMBC’s 11th annual Digital Entertainment Conference will be held from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Skylight Lounge on the 3rd floor of the Commons.

Presenters

• Marc Olano – UMBC Professor & Game GFX Programmer
• Eric Jordan – Senior Software Engineer at Firaxis
• Tom Symonds – Artist at Stardock Games
• Ching Lau – Senior Environment Artist at Zenimax
• Nate Flynn – Owner/Developer at Geek Monster Games

Schedule

Note: Q&A with the presenter occurs between each hour

11:00am-11:45am    Tom Symonds :: Life in the Art Department
12:00pm-12:45pm   Marc Olano :: Graphics Research for Games
01:00pm-02:00pm  LUNCH! Pizza and Drinks
02:00pm-02:45pm  Eric Jordan :: Game Industry Careers
03:00pm-03:45pm  Nate Flynn :: Convention Booths
04:00pm-04:45pm  Ching Lau :: Of Teaching in the Classroom