IGDA/RIDERS Mixer
We are pleased to announce a combined social event with Independent Game Developers Association (Vancouver Chapter) hosted at the Burnaby studio of Electronic Arts Canada!
Return transportation from the Segal Building will be provided for all conference registrants.
When: Tuesday November 29th, 6:00pm
Where: Electronic Arts Canada, 4330 Sanderson Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada (use 2nd entrance, east of main entrance) <Map>
Why: Social Mixer + Talk + Network Presentation
Engage with developers, learn about the Vancouver gaming scene, and mingle with members of the Independent Game Developers Association (http://www.igda.org/) and Electronic Arts!
Learn about the newly-formed, international research network, RIDERS (Research In Interactive Drama Environments, Role-Play and Story-telling).
Enjoy an engaging presentation by EA Sports Executive Art Director Rick Stringfellow.
Food and drinks will be provided.
Talk: “Emotion of Sport”
This presentation discusses the importance of ‘Context’ within the representation of sports events and sports video games. Context and its relationship to audio, animation, presentation and environment will be explained and how they can convey a better story.
Speaker: Rick Stringfellow (Executive Art Director) has been working in computer graphics for close to 30 years now, during this time he has worked in TV, Film, and Games.
He started his career after graduating with a degree in Graphic Design from Bristol Polytechnic, UK.
The 1st graphics he produced were for a Channel 4 TV production and soon after he started work at the BBC in London where he built up the News and Current Affairs 3D graphics department.
In 1991 he moved to Vancouver, Canada and started working on animation software development at Vertigo and film productions with Disney in LA . In 1997 he helped create the opening sequence to the Sci-Fi movie ‘Contact’ and VFX work on ‘Starship Troopers’ while working at Sony Imageworks in LA.
In late 1997 he switched to the games industry starting at Radical Entertainment, and then moving to Electronic Arts as a Senior Art Director. During his time at EA Rick was responsible for art directing Need for Speed Underground and many of EA’s top selling sports titles. He is currently employed as an Executive Art Director for EA Sports working in both the Vancouver and Orlando studios.
Please RSVP to vzammitto@ea.com if you plan to attend!
Location: Electronic Arts Canada, 4330 Sanderson Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada (use 2nd entrance, east of main entrance). For those already familiar with the studio this event is at the Think Tank + Bigger Picture.