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<title>Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative: Last 35 Posts</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:25:38 +0000</pubDate>

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<title>tiffanyS on "Senior High School Student seeking Senior Project at NOVI"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=58#post-160</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiffanyS</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello, I am a senior in high school and am 18 years old. I found the Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative website by chance and am ecstatic that people are developing a video game industry in Cleveland. I have a passion for the arts and have played many video games such as Devil May Cry 3, the Final Fantasy Series, 1080 Snowboarding, and etc. I hope to one day create my own indie game company and help to establish a stand-alone, AAA title releasing Cleveland Video Game Company. It would be great if a successful, independent game like Alien Hominid was made in Ohio.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I have a senior project coming up where I must find an expert in a field. I was hoping if anyone working in video games would allow me to shadow them or offer a phone number/email address to someone who would be willing to be my on-site sponsor. Senior Project begins on May 11 to May 27(2 weeks) and I have to make a presentation based on my experiences at the sponsor's field/company that I'm working for. I am not allowed to be paid and must work 25-30 hours a week during the Project schedule.&#60;br /&#62;
Thank you for your time and maybe we can help each other out!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My email is at &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:puesdorocker@yahoo.com&#34;&#62;puesdorocker@yahoo.com&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;-tiffanyS
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<title>SquallWindblade on "Publicity, A Face, and The Market"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=57#post-159</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SquallWindblade</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I'm very glad to see that a collective such as this exists, especially with the way that the video game industry is booming today.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Many game developers, publishers, and expos have a face, and more importantly, a voice that goes with that face.  Atari now has Phil Harrison, formerly of Sony, the big guy for Epic Games has been CliffyB (as the fans call him) Reggie Fils-Aime is a representative for Nintendo of America, and when gamers talk about video game related issues, such as DLC and certain design decisions, the &#34;blame&#34; falls on that voice, and it becomes (almost) expected that that individual would respond to the fans. I, personally, would love to have this job.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;No company thus far has really achieved a good consumer contact, someone to answer the fans' burning questions, and I think that's because the business world isn't used to how the gaming world works.  There aren't too many other industries where all-out fanboy wars erupt on a daily basis.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I feel that game design is much more accessible now than it has ever been in the past, and that it would be a great industry for Northeast Ohio to get a corner on.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;But I have never heard of this video game initiative until I really started digging for something like it, and that's a shame. There is a lot of talent in northeast Ohio, but most of us kids think that we have to move to California or Florida to even get started.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I'd really like to understand the scope of this movement, as far as progress, what obstacles we're facing, and what we might be able to get the public to help with.  I'll bookmark the site and keep track of it for awhile. My email address is &#34;SquallLionheartK@yahoo.com&#34; (this email forwards to my blackberry, that's why I use it) and I'd really like to play my part as an Ohioan in getting this ball rolling.
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<title>DaviBlight on "Concept and Illustration Artist looking for paid work."</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=53#post-158</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DaviBlight</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;Http://daviblight.blogspot.com&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;Http://daviblight.blogspot.com&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>CookieJ on "My School"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=56#post-157</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CookieJ</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;My Hocking Technical College just started its Game Design and Production program.  We are learning an immense amount from programming to art.  We even started a club and are in the process of creating our own game in flash.  But, because we have such a new program our school hasn't set up an internship for us or even gave us options for it.  We were told to just look around and see what we find.  So I am posting this as a application for an internship in some type of design or game design field.  If anyone needs interns or if you would like to hire a few of us we would immensely appreciate it.  We fear that we are going to gain a great talent and then it get wasted so please if you have any ideas or information please comment or email me directly.&#60;br /&#62;
My email is &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:cookiej07@hotmail.com&#34;&#62;cookiej07@hotmail.com&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>cubitfxDOTcom on "Websites and Hosting"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=55#post-156</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cubitfxDOTcom</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hey Everyone!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I am happy to announce that CubitFX.com is now working with the Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative to provide future developers with a special discount on website hosting and design.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;To receive a 10% discount on hosting, simply go to &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.cubitfx.com/hosting.php&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.cubitfx.com/hosting.php&#60;/a&#62; and order your hosting. Make sure to use promo code of 'NEO'. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;To receive a 10% discount on design, please contact me directly at &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:csatola@cubitfx.com&#34;&#62;csatola@cubitfx.com&#60;/a&#62; or by phone at 216-255-5528. Design prices are listed &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.cubitfx.com/design.php&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.cubitfx.com/design.php&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;P.S. This site is hosted at CubitFX.com, so your uptime and speeds will be what you experience here... Fast and 100% uptime!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thank you,&#60;br /&#62;
Chris Satola&#60;br /&#62;
Founder, CubitFX.com
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<title>Jaleho on "Cartoon Artist Looking for Opportunities"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=54#post-155</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jaleho</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello, all! My name is Jason Holm. I have worked for a company developing video game design curricula for middle schoolers and high schoolers, in both 3D and Flash. As well as coding in Actionscript and other various languages, I am a graphic artist, specializing in cartoon art. You can see my portfolio here:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.inflatablestudios.com/JasonHolm-Portfolio.pdf&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.inflatablestudios.com/JasonHolm-Portfolio.pdf&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;as well as some of my flash animation and programming here:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.inflatablestudios.com/swf2/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.inflatablestudios.com/swf2/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I hope to find some local game folks to work with soon!
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<title>DaviBlight on "Concept and Illustration Artist looking for paid work."</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=53#post-154</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DaviBlight</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello, My name is Davi Blight and I'm currently working out of Cleveland(a suburb actually).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Ive been in the business for about 2 years now and I'm looking for some freelance or full time work within Cleveland.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Examples of my work can be found at my website: &#60;a href=&#34;Http://www.nm-arts.net/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;Http://www.nm-arts.net/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you have comments or interests please email me at daviblight(at)gmail.com
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<title>DaviBlight on "Concept and Illustration Artist looking for paid work."</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=52#post-153</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DaviBlight</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello, My name is Davi Blight and I'm currently working out of Cleveland(a suburb actually).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Ive been in the business for about 2 years now and I'm looking for some freelance or full time work within Cleveland.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Examples of my work can be found at my website: &#60;a href=&#34;Http://www.nm-arts.net/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;Http://www.nm-arts.net/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you have comments or interests please email me at daviblight(at)gmail.com
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<title>theuhstuf on "Local Library Tech looking to raise awarness"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=50#post-152</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theuhstuf</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Thanks for the reply and the motivation.  I'm going to try my hardest to get to the meetup.
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<title>RonFrancesangelo on "Startup Capital"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=51#post-151</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RonFrancesangelo</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Daniel,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks for the info.  I'd love to discuss what I'm trying to do.  Please send me an email at: &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:ronfrancesangelo@yahoo.com.&#34;&#62;ronfrancesangelo@yahoo.com.&#60;/a&#62;  Thanks again.
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<title>Daniel on "Startup Capital"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=51#post-150</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi Ron -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I have known a few people that have tried in the past to get startup capital for game design in our region, without success. The funding community in NE Ohio tends to be on the conservative side (to put it mildly). That is an issue that I have been trying to address with this initiative - to help investors see that game related businesses (whether entertainment, 'edutainment', or somewhere in between) can be a lucrative investment.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Having said that, I would very much like to meet with you to discuss what you are trying to do, and to see if there are ways that I can help you. Send me a message here with your contact info if interested.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cheers,&#60;br /&#62;
Daniel
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<title>RonFrancesangelo on "Startup Capital"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=51#post-149</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RonFrancesangelo</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Can anyone advise on finding startup capital for a game business in NE Ohio?
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<title>Daniel on "Local Library Tech looking to raise awarness"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=50#post-148</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi Evan,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Sorry for the slow response here; things are in transition on the site, and many of the regular posters are busy putting together a new game development certificate/degree at Lorain Community College.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Needless to say, I whole-heartedly agree with what you've said - that is the main reason I started the Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative! If you are available, I encourage you to attend the monthly Game Developer Meetup group, held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, and hosted by Scott Baker (usually at the Wine Bar on Market Street in Cleveland - details can be found at gamedev.meetup.com/69).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Specifically toward your plan to start a game design program at the library, I would love to chat with you about that more. If I don't see you at the next meeting, feel free to contact me at &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:daniel@neogameinitiative.com.&#34;&#62;daniel@neogameinitiative.com.&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cheers,&#60;br /&#62;
Daniel
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<title>theuhstuf on "Local Library Tech looking to raise awarness"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=50#post-147</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theuhstuf</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello all&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My name is Evan Galasso.  I work at the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Libraries and am hoping to start up a program in our libraries for game design.  For the game industry to really boom, we need our communities to realize that this is a very viable career opportunity.  I recently enrolled at the Art Institute Online, but thats not the only way to learn how to create video games and harness creativity.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I look forward to getting some feed back and getting involved with the Initiative in any way possible.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks
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<title>awrightmgt on "Contract Artist needed."</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=49#post-146</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>awrightmgt</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Looking for a 2d freelance artist, to help complete a casual game. please contact Adrian S Wright at Max Gaming.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;330-871-4462 or email to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:jobs@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;jobs@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;This is roughly a 1 month contract working in our office in Aurora. Possibility of more near future work.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Another Job opening"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=48#post-145</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>awrightmgt</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Software Engineer&#60;br /&#62;
Join a growing Independent developer with critically acclaimed work on Lore: Invasion and other contract properties. Max Gamingâ€™s focus is on developing fun and immersive Multi-player games for the PC.&#60;br /&#62;
Max Gaming has a pleasant and fun work environment, and is looking for employees who are creative, self-starters. Responsibilities&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Develop game systems with a focus on multi-player game-play systems. Some of the systems may include:&#60;br /&#62;
o Multiplayer modes&#60;br /&#62;
o Interfaces&#60;br /&#62;
o Network optimization&#60;br /&#62;
o Team management&#60;br /&#62;
o Admin mods&#60;br /&#62;
o Stats tracking integration&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Work closely with Senior engineer and other team members to implement next gen technology into our games.&#60;br /&#62;
Qualifications&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ 2-3 years of c++ programming&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Experience developing gameplay systems for a published game or large mod.&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish development goals.&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Passion for making games, emphasis on Multiplayer experiences.&#60;br /&#62;
Additional Preferred qualifications&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ 1 year experience with Torque Game Engine or Torque Game Engine Advanced&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Experience in custom shader development&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢ Working knowledge of Java and/or python&#60;br /&#62;
Job Location: Cleveland/Akron area in Ohio. Offices currently in Aurora, Ohio 35 minutes from both Downtown Akron and Cleveland.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Please email resume to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:jobs@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;jobs@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62; , additional work samples are encouraged.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;NOTE: And we're always on the lookout for talented asset creators--models, textures, animations, sound, UI, et cetera. just send your resume to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:jobs@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;jobs@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>TCampbell76 on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=44#post-144</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TCampbell76</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Daniel - Yes, I am in the online curriculum and live here in Northeast Ohio.  I love taking classes online because it all goes at my own pace and anything I need is just a phone call or email away.  Watch the video/audio lectures whenever I wish versus traveling and fighting traffic to get into a class just to cram an hour of material.  They also have guest speakers from around the game industry via PC on Macromedia Breeze or teleconference discussing their experiences and answering questions.  The only downside to taking online classes is it can be a little expensive since you have to buy everything new and it can be lonely if you miss the nostalgia of traditional face to face classrooms.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;That is great about trying to get a IGDA chapter off the ground.  I used to live in Columbus for eight years and never knew they had a chapter or any local game developers.
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<title>Morgan on "Game Design contest?"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=47#post-143</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Morgan</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Sounds good! I know Dan Carl has been thinking about repeating the contest thing, with different themes. I'll be there for the meetup--sounds like something worth discussing!
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Design contest?"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=47#post-142</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>awrightmgt</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Yeah I definetly plan on start coming to the monthly meetups. Look forward to throwing some ideas around.
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<title>Allusion on "Game Design contest?"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=47#post-141</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Allusion</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Good idea :D&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;NEO Videogame Initiative had hosted a dev contest earlier this year.  It went rather well but it could have used a lot more exposure.  Also, funding turned up a little short and they were unfortunately not able to set up another contest.  The original plan was to host a quarterly contest with different themes for each contest.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I would like to see the contests started up again.  If you plan on attending the Cleveland GameDev Meetup on the 21st I am sure that everyone would be happy to throw in some ideas.  I would definitely like to talk about it.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Scott
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Design contest?"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=47#post-140</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>awrightmgt</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I was sitting around this week while I am on &#34;vacation&#34;, trying to think how I could possible get more involved and make gaming more visible in North East Ohio.  So my first thought and the one I came back to for helping setup and sponsor (and help find sponsors) for a regional game dev contest.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If we focused on something that was small mini-games I think it could be fun, even to the extent of having possibly a show.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The negative is I don't think I could do this by myself, since we also have some major projects going on here at Max Gaming.  Is there anyone out there that would be willing to help me get in contact with local schools etc... and also get the word out?  I see the entrants being alot of college type persons, aspiring game devs locally etc...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If we had a plan I could get some sponsors to donate some type of prize for the top games, and could also possibly get some judges to come in and not just judge but give some possible feedback to the entrants.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;post here or email me at &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:awright@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;awright@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62; if you have any thoughts.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Max Gaming Online"</title>
<link>http://www.neogameinitiative.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=46#post-139</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62;our homepage is: &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.maxgaming.net&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62;  (btw looking to farm out some web dev :))&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I will get you some banner we have laying around.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Maybe we can talk more about it at this months Meetup?  I mean the montly meetups could turn into our little IGDA meetings :)
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<title>Daniel on "Max Gaming Online"</title>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Adrian -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Great news once again. As always, feel free to post any job openings you have here on the boards. You may also want to check out the Cleveland Institute of Art's FUTURE Center's website (future.cia.edu), since I believe they have a job posting area as well.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Although I won't be able to attend the Austin GDC, I'll watch for announcements on Gamasutra and the like for information about the alpha demo. I would also like to get your company linked, perhaps even get a game screenshot so we can get Max Gaming into the title banner rotation with the other games.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cheers,&#60;br /&#62;
Daniel
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Adrian -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Knut is currently overseas for the summer, but I'll send you his email address. We do have a few other small studios in town (Flipline, Adams Immersive, Form Group, Giant Revolving Brain, to name a few) that also design casual and / or serious games, but at the time that we approached IGDA they implied that they were looking for larger studios, or at least studios that were specific to game design. Either way, I think we are in a much better position to approach them again.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Btw isn't there at least a couple of small game studios in the area? Flipline?? I thought I had seen in the site links a couple studios who were involved at some level in gaming.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Max Gaming Online"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Though not the official announcment, Max Gaming Technologies is entering into a new venture with some of our tech partners on the west coast called Max Gaming Online.  We will be over the next 6-9 months ramping up the MGO team who will be working on some Massively Multiplayer projects.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Will announce more in September when we attend AGDC with our technology partner Multiverse, where a early alpha Player vs Player demo will be shown using Max Gamings property the Dark Horizons Universe.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Yeah Daniel I believe we need 3 organizations now for IGDA, I have all the forms.  I believe if we got colleges on board also they would be included.  Can you get me in contact with Knut?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Adrian
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<title>awrightmgt on "Wii Competition @ Cleveland State University"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Max Gaming would possibly be interested, if you could email us information to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:edgardner@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;edgardner@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62; we will get back to you asap.
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<title>Daniel on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi Terry and Adrian -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I had looked into starting an IGDA chapter here a year or two ago. At that time, they required at least one (local) game studio with a shipped title that would serve on an advisory board. Since I hadn't heard of Max Gaming at the time, we put in on the backburner. Perhaps it is time to start the process again.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I do know that Knut Hybnette at the Cleveland Institute of Art is helping to form a student chapter for CIA and CWRU students, but I don't know if membership is open to students at other colleges in the region as well.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Terry - are you taking the online courses at Westwood and living here in Northeast Ohio, or are you at one of the campuses out of state? Are you enjoying the classes?
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<title>neg711 on "Wii Competition @ Cleveland State University"</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Cleveland State University Career Services Center is proud to present &#34;Exciting Careers in the 21st Century on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th.  This is an up-close, interactive engagement providing college motivated students; hence, high school, two and four year college students, with insight to 21st century careers through demonstrations and presentations of technology and innovations from Northeast Ohio companies.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;This event would be even more exciting if we could arrange a Wii Competition for student attendees (roll out marketing among high school and college students).  Thus, The Career Services Center would like to partner with a game development organization who could serve as a major event sponsor by arranging the competition and demonstrate to audience members the novelty of the Nintendo Wii.
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<title>awrightmgt on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I am not part of the crew for the website, I have actually talked to IGDA about starting a chapter, and have the forms.  What I don't have currently are the number of organizations required to start a chapter.  I am hoping through sites like this to start finding them.
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<title>TCampbell76 on "Game Art/Design Student"</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi, my name is Terry Campbell from North Canton, Oh.  Currently a Sophomore/Junior at Westwood College working towards a BA in Game Art &#38;#38; Design.  So far my studies have covered traditional life &#38;#38; character/creature drawing, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash, and in two weeks I begin 3D modeling using 3D Studio Max which I am excited to start.  Lately I have been researching for internships and game testing positions to get any kind of experience in before I graduate.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I was happy to find a game developer organization in Northeast Ohio to help network with other developers in the area. I noticed on Dave Perry's Game Industry Map (http://www.gameindustrymap.com/home/) that Ohio was completely empty so I started plugging in some info from research I found in the area and on this site.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Also has the Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative considered also becoming a Cleveland chapter for IDGA?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thank you for having me! :)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Terry Campbell&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a href=&#34;mailto:terrycampbell@student.westwood.edu&#34;&#62;terrycampbell@student.westwood.edu&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
DeviantArt Profile: &#60;a href=&#34;http://tcampbell76.deviantart.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://tcampbell76.deviantart.com/&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>awrightmgt on "Job Opening"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Software Engineer&#60;br /&#62;
Join a growing Independent developer with critically acclaimed work on Lore: Invasion and other contract properties.  Max Gamingâ€™s focus is on developing fun and immersive Multi-player games for the PC.&#60;br /&#62;
Max Gaming has a pleasant and fun work environment, and is looking for employees who are creative, self-starters. Responsibilities&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Develop game systems with a focus on multi-player game-play systems. Some of the systems may include:&#60;br /&#62;
o	Multiplayer modes&#60;br /&#62;
o	Interfaces&#60;br /&#62;
o	Network optimization&#60;br /&#62;
o	Team management&#60;br /&#62;
o	Admin mods&#60;br /&#62;
o	Stats tracking integration&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Work closely with Senior engineer and other team members to implement next gen technology into our games.&#60;br /&#62;
Qualifications&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	2-3 years of c++ programming&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Experience developing gameplay systems for a published game or large mod.&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish development goals.&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Passion for making games, emphasis on Multiplayer experiences.&#60;br /&#62;
Additional Preferred qualifications&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	1 year experience with Torque Game Engine or Torque Game Engine Advanced&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Experience in custom shader development&#60;br /&#62;
â€¢	Working knowledge of Java and/or python&#60;br /&#62;
Job Location: Cleveland/Akron area in Ohio. Offices currently in Aurora, Ohio 35 minutes from both Downtown Akron and Cleveland.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Please email resume to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:jobs@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;jobs@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62; , additional work samples are encouraged.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;NOTE: And we're always on the lookout for talented asset creators--models, textures, animations, sound, UI, et cetera.  just send your resume to &#60;a href=&#34;mailto:jobs@maxgaming.net&#34;&#62;jobs@maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>awrightmgt on "New to Cleveland"</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>awrightmgt</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Welcome to the area, Max Gaming is located in Aurora Ohio. &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.maxgaming.net&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.maxgaming.net&#60;/a&#62;
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