University of Texas at Dallas
2001 Computer Game Conference

Student Union Building
University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX

October 5-7, 2001
A three day conference on computer games, including design and programming, will
be help Oct. 5-7.

October 5-7, 2001 the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of
Texas at Dallas (UTD) is holding a three-day conference on computer games.
The conference is part of a move to establish a new program where game
studies and game design will feature prominently. The aim of the conference
is to create a forum where game developers and gaming scholars can come
together to discuss current trends and issues related to gaming.
Speakers of the conference include Tom Mustaine, Richard Gray (LeveLord), Doug
Service, all of Ritual Entertainment; Paul Jaquays of Id Software; Paul Steed of
Wild Tangent Entertainment; Espen Aarseth, editor of Academic Game Studies
Journal, University of Bergen, Norway; Goran Lange of Stockholm University; Tim
Redman of The University of Texas at Dallas. Apple computer participates in the
Game Zone and Game Tournaments.

The conference is free and open to the public; registration is not necessary to
attend any of the presentations.

In addition to presentations and workshops on game design and development,
the conference also features a Game Zone and a Quake III Arena tournament
for conference participants. The conference is a free event that is open to
the public. No registration is necessary to attend conference presentations.
On-site registration is required to play in the Quake III Arena Tournaments.
Maximum registration is 64.

For more information about the conference, including program and directions
for how to get to UT Dallas, please see our web site:

http://utd.edu/cgc/

About UTD

The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson,
Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational
technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor, enrolls about 7,000
undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students. The schools freshman class
traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms
of average SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment of
bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs. For additional
information about UTD, please visit the universities Web site:

http://www.utdallas.edu/