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Find out the latest on super-exciting events at ACMI
Sat, 1 March 2008
by: Australian Ninja
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The designer of the legendary video game PONG - Alan Alcorn - will be giving two free talks at ACMI, Federation Square in Melbourne as part of the Game On exhibition.
The first free talk will be on Thursday 6 March, 12pm:
"Pong designer Al Alcorn talks about the origin of Atari and the culture from which it emerged and the videogame world's first killer app."
The second free talk will be on Friday 7 Mar 2008, 12pm:
"Special guest Al Alcorn talks with Swinburne University's Christian McCrea about Pong, Atari and the legacy of the videogame world's first killer app.
Did you know that Al Alcorn gave Apple's Steve Jobs his first job? A self-described 'serial entrepreneur,' Al and Christian will discuss his many stories in the days since Atari as well as the seismic shifts in the industry that makes game development today very different from the Golden Era."
Now you may think that the Game On exhibition is enough to keep you busy over the next month or so. But there is so much more happening at ACMI in the near future that it would be a damn shame not to check out at least a few of the events on offer.
For starters there is a free talk about World of Warcraft and also a free talk about Second Life.
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Following those events is the Australian Premiere of 8 bit: a documentary about art and videogames (This one is looking so damn slick that
I pity the fool who don't watch it).
For those still looking for more fun, on there is an insider look at the Hellboy video game creative process
Then there is connecting generations through games two experts "discuss the science of gameplay and the potential benefits of belonging to a games community."
There is still a heck of a lot of other cool things happening at ACMI over the coming months, but one event in particular sure to get many gamers excited is gamerthon a major esports competition hosted by ACMI boasting thousands of dollars in prizes, public and pro tournaments with games such as Guitar Hero 3 and Grand Tourismo 5. But don't take my word for it, see the full details at the official Gamerthon website www.gamerthon.anythinginteractive.com
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If for some reason you finger is not already dead from clicking the mad amount of links I'm throwing at you, then click on over to ACMI's Game On homepage and check out each individual section (talks and screenings, special events etc) to make sure you don't miss out on anything that may grab your attention.
I was going to add in the dates of everything, but then how HARD is it to click the links above which will tell exactly when and where everything takes place.
In case you need reminding there is still some FREE PASSES TO GAME ON taking up precious space in my closet. Now, I'm not one to complain (that's a complete lie, I bitch about everything at every available opportunity) but I NEED that space for things like games and DVDs. So please help me free up space in my closet and take these FREE PASSES off my hands people! How? Well just read the competition questions here and then fire off an email.
by: Australian Ninja
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