The Third Annual Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference (OEGE) has been scheduled for April 10, 2010 on the campus of Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC).
OEGE is a one day conference that seeks to bring together students, educators, professionals, and enthusiasts in all areas of Computer-Aided Technology, and highlight Oklahoma as a creative outlet for these industries.
Computer-Aided Technology encompasses all creative industries that use computers for the development of their designs, such as video game, multimedia, graphic design, web design, CAD, GIS, video editing, animation, and digital art.
The first OEGE was held in 2008 and was initiated by members of the Computer Arts and Technology Society (CATS – an Oklahoma City Community College student organization) with the cooperation of the Computer-Aided Technology (CAT) Department in the Division of Information Technology.
Since then, OEGE has grown and become an annual event hosted by the CAT Department at OCCC and gamesOK.org. Attendance last year surpassed expectations, with more than 1,000 attendees. This year’s attendance is expected to be even higher.
OEGE is a free event and open to the public, however individuals are asked to preregister so that the interests of the attendees can be tracked. Preregistration automatically enters an individual into a drawing for a door prize at the event. The link to registration is: http://oege.gamesok.org/attend-oege/register/.
OEGE offers many different events/activities throughout the day, as well as different tracks of interest, which include games, animation, and multimedia. Whatever your interests or hobbies are, OEGE has something for everyone who shares a passion for computer arts. To view the tentative conference schedule, follow this link: http://oege.gamesok.org/events/conference-at-a-glance/.
Sponsors of OEGE are Oklahoma City Community College, gamesOK.org, Metro Technology Center, Arcade Sales & Rentals, Okie AUG ( Adobe User Group), and ALIENWARE Gaming Systems. A preliminary list of exhibitors includes Arcade Sales & Rentals, Brett Weiss, Darkfaery Subculture Magazine, New World Comics, and Pyralis Entertainment.
For more information about the conference, contact Akram Taghavi-Burris, Professor of Computer-Aided Technology – ataghaviburris@occc.edu - or visit the conference web site - http://oege.gamesok.org/.
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