Speakers from Activision, BioWare,
Eidos, EA and Stormfront Studios will address topics ranging from "console
wars" to "digital acting & interactive narrative" to "game audio."
VFS (www.vfs.com)
will hold one day of workshop classes and hands-on game demos at its facilities
on Sunday, January 20th. The Open House event is aimed at providing a look
inside the school's intensive one-year program. Visitors will meet head of
department Dave Warfield, as well as see demonstrations of student games.
Workshop classes will also be presented on such topics such as game art, level
design, and sound design & music for games.
Tickets to the Expo go on sale November 21st and are priced
at $80 for both days (or $50 for Saturday/$35 for Sunday). For an updated list
of speakers, check out: www.gamedesignexpo.com.