Are you an aspiring game developer or a full time game developer? Then this is your chance to get a first hand introduction to XNA and XNA Game Studio 2.0, which will be released later this year.
Dave Mitchell* and Charles Cox* will give a guest lecture on December 4th from 10:00 to 15:00 at the IT University (ITU) in Copenhagen.
During the day, Dave and Charles will dive in to XNA and build a game with XNA Game Studio 2.0 in just 60 minutes. Read more about XNA on the XNA team's blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/default.aspx
The lecture will take place at Auditorium 1 at the IT University in Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300 København S.
For more details, agenda and registration click here.
If you are from Jylland, we plan to book a bus to pick up attendees, depending on demand, in Ålborg and Århus early morning on the 4th of December and drive you back after the event is over. If you would like to hop on this bus send an e-mail to v-riearv@microsoft.com by November 16th, 2007.
Dave Mitchell, Director, Microsoft XNA, Microsoft Corporation
Dave is a Director in the Microsoft XNA organization and manages the Microsoft XNA community offerings in addition to global business development, marketing execution and PR for XNA. XNA not only includes XNA Game Studio but also spans all tools, technologies, and services used in game development by game developers ranging from hobbyists and academics up to the largest of commercial game studios. Dave has been with Microsoft for nearly ten years and has been heavily involved with developer tools and platform technology for more than 17 years. His passion and love for video games easily outstrips that however and dates back to his Atari 2600, nearly 30 years ago.
Charles Cox, Developer Educator, Microsoft XNA, Microsoft Corporation
Charles is a Developer Educator, a role which focuses on developing and delivering innovative educational materials for game developers using XNA. His contributions focus on "quick-start" beginner instruction, and include the popular "Going Beyond" video tutorial series, presentations at several universities and the 2007 Game Developers Conference, and most recently the creation of the new XNA Game Studio Express Beginner's Guide DVD. Prior to joining Microsoft, Charles worked at Sierra Studios on the popular Police Quest: SWAT action series. Charles is a graduate of the Digipen Institute of Technology, a video game development school in Redmond, Washington.
