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All events sponsored by the Game Design Club
Event: Game Design Club Meeting
Date: Saturdays, 4:00 - 6:00
Location: Intel Computer Clubhouse, 1527 Morse, Chicago, Illinois
Note: Game Maker Academy and the Game Design Club are now hosted at the Intel Computer Clubhouse in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. For more information about our Scratch, Greenfoot, Robocode, Game Maker and Digital Storytelling programs, please contact Brian via his web page.
Event: Computer Game Design with Java (4 sessions)
Dates: July 7 - 16 (Call for specific dates and times)
Location: Warming House Youth Center
Event: Retro Gaming Tournament
Date: August 20, 5:30 - 7:00
Location: Warming House Youth Center
Event: Game Maker Academy (4 sessions)
Date: Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm (August 3 -24)
Location: Wilmette Public Library, Small Meeting Room (Lower level) Instructor: Anish Krishnan
Event: Robocode Workshops & Tournament
Date: October 1-8 (Call for specific times)
Location: Park Ridge Public Library
Event: Game Maker Academy (3 sessions)
Date: November 11-13 (Call for specific times)
Location: Skokie Public Library
Event: Gaming Tournament (Mario Kart, Smash Bros.)
Date: December 4, 10:00 - 4:00
Location: Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, Illinois
Event: Robocode Workshop and Tournament
Date: January 8-9, 2011 (9:00 - 2:30)
Location: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Event: Retro Gaming Tournament (Atari 2600, SNES, N64)
Date: March 18, 2011
Location: Warming House Youth Center, Wilmette, Illinois
Event: Retro Gaming Tournament (Atari 2600, SNES, N64)
Date: March 26, 2011
Location: Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, Illinois
Event: Starlogo Workshops
Date: April 29 - May 6 3:30 - 5:30
Location: Park Ridge Public Library
Event: International Scratch Day
Date: May 21, 2011 (1:00 - 7:00)
Location: Howard Area Computer Clubhouse, 1527 W. Morse, Chicago
Event: Retro Gaming Tournament (Atari 2600, SNES, N64)
Date: May 28, 2011
Location: Computer Clubhouse, 1527 Morse Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Event: ROBOCODE Mini Tournament
Date: June 18 @ 3:00
Location: Computer Clubhouse, 1527 Morse Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Event: Starlogo Workshops
Date: July 9 - July 16 (2:00 - 4:00)
Location: Park Ridge Public Library
Event: ROBOCODE Chicago
Date: July 30 (Time TBA)
Location: Computer Clubhouse, 1527 Morse Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Event: Summer Game Design Contest Celebration
Date: August 27
Location: Computer Clubhouse, 1527 Morse Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Event: Scratch Workshops
Date: September (Dates and times to be announced)
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
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Dozens of young, creative designer-programmers from throughout the Midwest met at the Club-hosted 2011 International Scratch Day event, sharing their work and collaborating in the creation of new games, digital stories, simulations and applications. (Photo credit: Jeff Sweeton, Howard Area Computer Clubhouse)
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Game programmer Josh Criz (upper row, 3rd from left) and game artist Rachel Nador (upper row, 2nd from left) visited the Game Design Club and talked about their experience working as members of digital design teams. We were also joined by Jeff Sweeton (upper row, 2nd from right) of the Intel Computer Clubhouse in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, and Seth Larsen (upper row, right), technology coordinator for the Howard Area (Chicago) Community Center.
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Ricarose Roque of Project GUTS, lead developer of StarLogo TNG and a member of the MIT Media Lab's Scratch team visited with the club to offer a StarLogo workshop, and returned to take part in our 2010 Scratch Day program. (bio)
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Game designer Patrick Curry (Stubbs the Zombie, Stranglehold) visited the Game Design Club to talk about creativity in game design. (www.patrickcurry.com)
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Computer game artist Rachel Nador joined members of the Game Design Club to demonstrate 3D modeling techniques. (www.rachelnador.com)
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