Posts Tagged ‘cogswell’
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to the 125th Anniversary of Cogswell College. The night was very relaxing and fun. A pretty large group came out to help the school celebrate, many of which were alumni or friends of the school. It was very nice to hear some of the wonderful memories and stories they had to offer from back in the day.
The night started off with our esteemed Chancellor, Chuck House, greeting everyone with his friendly smile and captivating words. Chuck then introduced Dr. Tim Duncan, head of the Digital Audio Technology department, who gave a presentation on some student work for Worlds Apart. Then we got to watch Worlds Apart in its entirety, it was my 3rd time seeing it, so that was a treat. After, Michael Huber and the students of the current Project X gave a presentation on their production process which was really informative and I found quite interesting. After that, Debby Hindus, the Entrepreneurship Program Director took the stage and gave us an update on what is being developed and coming to surface in the near future, all really good news. Afterword, everyone stuck around to talk and to take tours of the school. It was really great getting to be a part of the whole event and was a very momentous occasion.
-Zombie
Tags: 125th anniversary, Alumni, celebration, cogswell, Event, party
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
Hey Everyone,
If you were curious about the reason it’s been so quiet it around here, I am here to tell you, it is because our students have been on Spring Break and return today to finish out the ladder half of the semester. I hope that all of you had a great week of relaxation and fun. It was the calm before the storm students. Welcome back and I wish you happy studying and much luck during finals…… that is, when they show their nasty little faces. 
-Zombie
Tags: cogswell, spring break, students
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Hello again Audience!
It’s time again for this weeks dare! I know this one is a little earlier than most but I couldn’t wait! I found this great little challenge on another site and I had to share it. This is another one where I supply you with a file and then you have some fun with it! So what is it this time…?
Dare of the Week: 009
Do a fun “Day After Tomorrow” scene with the file provided.
This is what the file looks like when you will get it. The checkered areas and blank so you can put anything you want in there, or anything you want inside the room for that matter! Have fun, be creative, go wild!
Source File Here: www.cogswell.edu/picts/DayAfterTomorrow.psd
And remember, once you are finished, post those final images here:
http://www.facebook.com/cogswellcollege
-Zombie
Tags: challenge, cogswell, dare of the week, day after tomorrow, fun, Photoshop, zombie
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Hey everyone!
I am super excited to be back here in office today! I had a crazy time last week and loved every second of it. The third and final day at GDC was so fun! It was a shorter day than the others but so much happened. The first thing was that the students decided to go out and prove how much they loved games by trying to win every contest at the expo booths, they did pretty well and their spoils proved it. They also went out and tried talking to as many indy game designers as possible. Many of them had amazing conversations with the designers and who knows what will come of that, but I foresee epic things on the horizon. So all in all, this years GDC experience was an amazing one and the students can’t wait to go next year!
We have a couple pictures of the team getting together at the booth at the end of the day and expressing their satisfaction. Here they are below:
Be sure to keep reading everyone, we will be having some pretty cool things coming up on the blog! I will talk to you soon!
-Zombie
Tags: cogswell, games, gdc 212, indy games, students
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Friday, March 9th, 2012
Yesterday was an exciting day on the expo floor. Everyone started to get pretty lively toward the end of the day. One of the coolest parts of the day was one of our own students entered the sketching contest and the NVIDIA booth and made it all the way to the finals! She came in second but only by a tie-breaker judge, it was very very close! So congratulations to Amelia!!! (pics below during the contest)
Anther great bit of news was our students were showing excellent networking skills with the indy game developers as well as big companies. It seemed that every hour a student would come back and tell us of a potential deal or partnership or connection they made personally and with the school in mind. Cogswell students are always looking to expand our programs and their presence here at GDC really showed it!
Today the Expo floor gets opened up to all students, including high schoolers, so we expect it to be pretty busy! I will let you know whats going on a bit later! Talk you all soon and as always, if you are at GDC, come by and check us out at booth 638!
-Zombie
Tags: cogswell, developers, games, GDC 2012, nvidia, students
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Ok everyone,
So today at the Cogswell booth has been really interesting. Interest among people on the Expo floor is still high and people are stopping by to say “hi” and check us out. As I mentioned before, The IGF Awards was last night and a big group of students went. A game developer from Montreal won the grand prize and there wasn’t much disagreement among the students that he deserved it. Everyone from Cogswell who played his game loved it, so if you guys wanna check out the game, it’s called Fez and it’s by a developer called Polytron.
IGF News did an article on the Awards as well:
http://igf.com/2012/03/fourteenth_annual_independent_.html
There has been a lot of talk about the different audio technologies that have been developed and are being shown here as well. Several of our students are excited and hopeful about taking the information and knowledge and bringing it back to the school to try and incorperate it. I can’t wait to see what comes of it.
I will be checking in toward the end of the day and give you the low down as usual. Talk to you soon!
-Zombie
Tags: cogswell, college, fez, games, GDC 2012, igf
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Hey Blog Readers!
I was here bright and early to watch everyone start rolling into the Expo floor. Last night around the city there were serveral parties hosted by various game companies and the like, so needless to say, this morning everyone is a little tired. But the energy is picking up and there are smiles on every face. Our student volunteers are doing a great job as well, so a big thank you so far goes out to Matt, Dashiell, Jennifer, Nick, Andrew S, Shane and Andrew M! You guys are rockin’ it!
I will be checking back in a little later today to update everyone. Talk to you soon!
-Zombie
Tags: cogswell, college, conference, expo, games, GDC 2012, students
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Hey Everyone,
So today was a great day for Cogswell at GDC. So many people stopped by the booth to talk to our students and representatives. Many connections were made that could end up being potential partnerships. Also, many companies that saw Cogswell as a very special place for training the future of the game design industry. Many alumni stopped by as well took a look at our games and demo reel, every one of them commented about how great the work from the students is looking and especially things coming from Project X. I had several conversations myself with people who thought what Cogswell is doing is an amazing thing.
A bunch of the student volunteers and other Cogswell people decided to stick around for the IGF Awards to see who won. If anything special comes from that I will be sure to let you know!
If you have never heard of the IFG, click here to get the details: http://www.igf.com/
So all in all, today was a great for day on the Expo floor. We are looking forward to an even better Thursday and Friday. I will check in with you guys soon. Stay tuned!
-Zombie
Tags: Alumni, cogswell, expo, games, GDC 2012, Project X
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Hey Ya’ll,
I wanted to give you another cool update. We have had quite a few people come by the booth so far and a bunch of them love our student games. They are showing special interest in Clark & Dagger, which is a student game that I did an article on not too long ago.
Here is the link if you missed it: http://blog.cogswell.edu/2011/11/game-club-submits-new-game-to-igf/
I’ll be giving you another update before I leave today and then I’ll make sure to keep you informed of happenings throughout the rest of the week. Talk to you again soon!
-Zombie
Tags: clark & dagger, cogswell, expo, GDC 2012, update
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Hey Everyone!
I am here at GDC 2012 and the energy is great on the Expo floor. I have been hanging out with the Cogswell gang at their booth and the interest has been high so far! They are showing off a couple of games and have student art work on display for all to see! If you are around today be sure to come say “hi” to us at Booth 638! Ill be checking in later to give you the low down on the happenings around the Expo. Talk to you soon!
-Zombie
Tags: booth 638, cogswell, expo, GDC, update
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