Jon Dean from EA to talk on the U of U campus tomorrow night (Mar 22nd)

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Greg Squire

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Mar 21, 2012, 1:38:27 PM3/21/12
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Hey indies! Just wanted to pass this opportunity on to you all. Jon
Dean of EA Salt Lake will be speaking tomorrow night at the U about
his experiences around creating Starfox. Here's his bio if you don't
know who Jon is (http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/
developerId,29517/).

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jon Dean, VP of Electronic Arts, to Speak To Local Game Developers

University of Utah, Salt Lake City - Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00
PM - Game Development in Utah is flourishing more now than ever. And
with so many local developers looking to distinguish themselves in the
industry, it's wise to look back at the development of successful
projects of the past.

Jon Dean, VP/Executive Producer for EA Interactive, made his mark in
1993 with the production of Nintendo's Starfox, which went on to
become one of the most well-known franchises in the gaming industry.

On Thursday, March 22, 2012, In association with the Entertainment
Arts and Engineering: Master's Game Studio, Jon Dean will be speaking
at the University of Utah at the Orson Spencer Hall, Auditorium 175
about his experiences in approaching game development and design
during the creation of the Starfox project, and how those lessons can
apply to modern game development.

For directions to the Orson Spencer Hall see this map link
http://www.map.utah.edu/?&xmin=428133.4&ymin=4512465.0&xmax=429294.2&ymax=4513203.2&find=54&aerial=off

Greg Squire

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Mar 21, 2012, 1:41:04 PM3/21/12
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For some reason the link to Jon's bio got messed up. Here it is
again.

http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,29517/
> For directions to the Orson Spencer Hall see this map linkhttp://www.map.utah.edu/?&xmin=428133.4&ymin=4512465.0&xmax=429294.2&...
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Yellowbouncyball

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Mar 22, 2012, 3:14:28 PM3/22/12
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Ill be there :)

Where do I park? Anybody been to this campus before? I have no idea
where I am going :P

Yellowbouncyball

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Mar 23, 2012, 1:36:08 PM3/23/12
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It was a great session- I learned a lot from him. He is a very funny
guy as well- Only downfall was that room was so hot! Super jam
packed.

So at the end he showed a slide about some "Pixel2002" event coming
up? I googled it and did not find anything on it. Does anybody have
more information about that?

vazor

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Mar 23, 2012, 3:14:15 PM3/23/12
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It's being hosted by the Suspension Lounge - so I think you can go
here for more info.
http://suspensionlounge.com/

-Josh

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