The School of Multimedia Systems (Faculty of Information Technology) Monash University will be showcasing final 3rd year work of the Bachelor of Multimedia Systems in an Exhibition that will be held in the Atrium at Federation Square Melbourne.
The dates of the Exhibition are the 22nd and 23rd of November 2004. It will be held between the hours of 9am to 6pm and is open to the public.
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New York-Tokyo and FCI will present the culmination of a year of successful events, bridging the cultural gap between the two cosmopolitan cities in fine style with the weekend-long "eNerGy Festival." Bringing to New York the best in cutting edge games & music, and film/anime respectively, "eNerGy" brings all the ingredients together into a multimedia blend for three special days. Friday is devoted to games and Saturday and Sunday are devoted to anime. For more information, visit energy.newyork-tokyo.com.
Discreet and New Media Hollywood are hosting a demonstration on 3ds max 7. The demo will include a look at the software
Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Jason Crosby, producer at Digital Dimension, will speak from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society.
Bradford Animation Festival (BAF) is the U.K.'s largest and longest-running animation festival. The event hosts master classes, seminars, extensive screening programs and special events.
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Brand ManageCamp 2004 is the premier conference for brand management professionals.
The first meeting of the New York City chapter of The Animation Co-op will convene at 7:30 pm at The New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications. The Animation Co-op is a freeform alliance of animation artists who are pursuing a variety of independent projects. Its primary goal is to help participants produce and distribute their independent films. Please RSVP to Stanley Lozowski at cdigitalv@verizon.net. For more information, visit www.animationcoop.org.
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The Bitfilm Festival for digital film and new media shows films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. There are six categories:
* 3D Space: Computer generated 3D animations. * FX Mix: Digitally composed hybrids, mixing live-action, effects and animation. * 64K Demos: Audiovisual programs that work with a PC's processor and videocard. * Flash: Linear films and interactive works made with Macromedia Flash. * Machinima: Films that are animated in realtime using game environments.
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IT.Com 2004 is a technology conference. The theme of Bangalore IT.Com 2004 is 'Shape of the future with ICMT (information, communication and media technology)'. The event will have a special pavilion on animation, games and media technology. The joint effort by both the government and industry on expanding to new business areas assumes significance against the backdrop of a slowdown in IT exports. About 400 companies are expected to participate in IT.Com 2004, which is hosted by Department of IT, government of Karnataka, in partnership with STPI Bangalore. The event will have several conferences, workshops and networking forums.
The ION Festival showcases and promotes outstanding animation, games and short films by filmmakers and gaming companies from around the world. ION celebrates the ever expanding worlds of animation and film production as well as highlights their timely convergence with the booming $20+ billion electronic gaming industry. ION 2004 brings together international independent filmmakers and animators and provides a venue for gaming companies to release new products and technologies to eager audiences of early adopters. Screenings will take place at The Culver Studios.
The State of Play is an annual conference that brings together legal scholars and practitioners, computer scientists, game designers and entrepreneurs to explore the next frontier in the evolution of cyberspace: virtual worlds. Last year
In commemoration of International Animation Day 2004, ASIFA-Hollywood will host a very special screening of the world
CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment is dedicated to solutions for wireless, I.T. and entertainment. Since it
3rd edition of aniMOweb, interactive Flash animation contest with assigned theme and 3 sections: Intros, Games and interactivity, short animated films. 2004 theme: some aspects of women's life, such as work, politics, private life, the relationship between men and women. The protagonists are real or virtual, famous or imaginary heroines. Prizes budget: 8.800 Euro, other prizes are awarded by sponsors and other organizations.
Bra!nCamp West is a high-level, cross-media conference specifically geared to major players in children's entertainment. Attending the event are senior executives, creative forces and movers and shakers in the kids' and family entertainment industry. The event includes eight presentations over two days, along with food, fun and social events. The atmosphere is loose and relaxed, no suits, no ties. Bra!nCamp is an intimate event and attendance is limited. Speakers and attendees interact during presentations, during breaks and during social events.
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ETA-Entertainment Technology Alliance is dedicated to brining the entertainment industry and technologists together. The event will take place at the Hudson Hotel. Speakers will include people from such companies as AT&T, E! Online Entertainment, Microsoft Windows Digital Media, Screen Digest and Time Magazine. ETA Expo hopes to create a better understanding in the field of media technology and entertainment business. For more information, contact tel.: (310) 229-8915, e-mail: info@etaexpo.com or Web: http://www.etaexpo.com.
Digitalmill, the co-founders of The Serious Games Initiative and CMP Game Group are joining forces to present the Serious Games Summit, a conference that addresses the use of interactive gaming technology in non-entertainment sectors. The Serious Games Summit will cover top line design, production, technology, and assessment issues related to the use of games in education, policy, national defense, homeland security, training and other non-entertainment sectors.
Indie Games Con (IGC) is a fun, informal and informative gathering of independent game developers from around the world. IGC is designed to be a summit meeting of like-minded developers with the shared goal to focus on collaboration and building community. This is an unprecedented opportunity to meet other indie developers, professional guest developers, hardware manufactures as well as the GarageGames staff. For more information, visit www.indiegamescon.com.
The FocusOnDesign conference is an interdisciplinary design conference. It will include technology product workshops, lectures and panel discussions. On Oct. 9, attendees will participate in a one-day Digital Arts Technology Symposium (DATS) entitled "Overdrive -Shift Your Career into High Gear." DATS will present a group of digital media and videogame experts to explore trends, opportunities and new design technology as part of this fourth annual conference. More information can be found at www.focusondesign.org.
The AMOA International Expo is sponsored by the Amusement & Music Operators Association, a 56-year old trade service organization representing the needs and interests of operators of coin-activated equipment and their trading partners. The event features nearly 600 booths featuring video ames, pinball, pool tables, cranes, electronic darts, CD jukeboxes, virtual reality, redemption equipment, gaming equipment, kiddie rides, electronics/power supplies/monitors, pay telephones, plush/supplies, coin counters/validators, electronic basketball and golf, vending and other coin-operated equipment.
The Game Initiative will host the Women's Game Conference (WGC), a new conference focusing on women in the computer and videogame industry. The conference will focus on a variety of women's topics in the computer and videogame industry including examining career paths for women in the industry and issues related to working in the industry as women as well as how women are portrayed in games and women and girls as consumers of games.
The Austin Game Initiative (AGI) is hosting its second annual LivePitch, an industry matchmaking initiative that provides opportunities for game developers to meet with and pitch their PC, console, Internet or mobile game to the world's leading game publishers. If selected by one or more publishers, developers receive 30 minutes to demo their game one-on-one with each interested publisher in a private meeting room at the Austin Game Conference. For more information, visit www.LivePitch.com or e-mail publishers@livepitch.com.
