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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 - RSVP Event
The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH,
Presents...
"""" An Evening At Electronic Arts """""
This event is FREE to Members! All are Welcome !
Digital Acting
Three representatives from Electronic Arts explore the techniques used to create believable, directable digital characters for next generation video games. Each presenter has a long track record working on AAA titles and are currently involved with the EALA-based team developing new intellectual property in collaboration with Steven Spielberg under the EA Games label.
Neville Spiteri - Producer
Eric Armstrong - Animation Director
Habib Zargapour - Art Director
Courtesy of Electronic Arts, we'll be giving away a number of video games, so be sure to RSVP and get your ticket at the door!
In 2003, Electronic Arts Los Angeles studio merged with EA Pacific ( Irvine, CA) and Westwood Studios ( Las Vegas, NV) to form the new EALA. In January 2004, EALA relocated to a new, state of the art, custom-designed campus in the Playa Vista section of West LA.
With 500+ employees at EALA is the definitive creative destination for game development in Southern California. EALA drives innovation in game technology and design by employing a first-class creative staff of game-makers. EALA develops and produces games for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system from Sony, Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance, the PC and well as next-generation game consoles.
EALA is also home to EA TRAX – the groundbreaking music initiative that debuted in 2001 and is led by music visionary Steve Schnur. EA Mobile, also housed at EALA, is the new division focused on building EA’s worldwide mobile business, developing 2D and 3D games for cell phones.
EALA uses technology and creativity to develop entertainment through an interactive medium. To achieve this, the studio combines diverse talents such as engineering, high-end digital artists, animators, lighters and modelers with contributions from storywriters, film directors, musicians, and audio directors.
EALA develops products worldwide under the EA™ brand. The studio has created some of the most successful and best-known intellectual properties in computer/video game history including:
• Medal of Honor™
• Command & Conquer™
Other products include:
• The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™
• Goldeneye: Rogue Agent
This event is FREE to members!
When:
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
6:30-7:30 Reception
7:30-9:30 Presentations with extended Q&A
Where:
5510 Lincoln Blvd
Playa Vista, CA 90094
Cross streets are Lincoln and Jefferson.
DIRECTIONS:
Take I-405 to Jefferson Blvd Exit.
Go West, (right) on Jefferson 2 miles.
Just before reaching Lincoln, turn into EA Way.
PARKING:
EA parking lot through gate.
RSVP: la-rsvp@siggraph.org
Please RSVP 48 hours prior to arrival to get on security's Gate List.
Special THANKS to:
Rix Woodling, X-Ray Haleprin, & the Executive Council and Volunteers, EALA, Neville Spiteri, Peter Grassi, Tim Sabourin
This event is free to LA ACM SIGGRAPH members and $20 for non members. New members who sign up on site and pay the $40 annual membership fee (checks or cash only) do not have to pay the $20.
So, SAVE THE DATE: March 11th, 2008
"""" An Evening At Electronic Arts """"""
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Mission Statement
L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH is a Professional Chapter of the
Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in
Computer Graphics, serving the Los Angeles area. Our goal is to
bring members in depth coverage of the latest developments and
achievements in the field of computer graphics including Animation,
Visual Effects, Motion Capture, Multi-Media, Internet and Web
Design, Virtual Reality, and others.
Our newly elected
2007-2008 Executive
Council:
Chair:
Craig “Xray”
Halperin
Vice-Chair:
Joan Collins
Carey
Secretary:
Mar
Sorell
Treasurer:
Howard Neely,
III
Membership Chair:
Don
Jordan
Volunteer Chairs:
Josh Grow &
Christobal Cheng
Catering Services Director:
Diana
Lee
SIGART:
Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham,
&
Jen Grey
SIGTECH:
Leonard
Daly
Electronic Services Committee: Howard E.
Neely, III, Chair John Sterni, Alan Botvinick, & Steve
Boelhouwer,
Donor Committee: Howard E. Neely,
III, Sharon Eisenberg, Diana Lee
Nomination
Committee: Sharon Eisenberg, Pam Thompson, and Leonard
Daly.
CG Community Outreach & Education
Committee: Kathleen Milnes, Diana Lee.
Active
PAST CHAIRS: Joan Collins Carey, Sharon Eisenberg, Claudia
Sumner, Diane Piepol, Alan Botvinick.
Graphic
Designer: Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham
Webmaster: John
Sterni
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Steve
Boelhouwer , Carlos Cabral, Norma Foster, Diane Holland, Paul
Holman, Avneet Kaur, Elizabeth Keith, Don Levy, Candice Miller, Andy
Milne, Michael Wahrman, Diane Wright.
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