[CS] Saturday Appearances of Noah Falstein, computer games guru & Hampshire alum

[Neil Stillings]

Just a reminder that Noah Falstein, Hampshire alum, computer gaming  
pioneer, and a leader of the serious games movement will appear  
tomorrow, Saturday, at 10:45am in Patterson-WLH and at 4:30 in  
Patterson-ELH.

Here is Noah's Bio on Moby Games:

Noah Falstein got his start in the computer game industry in 1980  
with a job at Milton Bradley's Advanced Research Division. Since then  
he has contributed to over 40 games, including several bestselling  
and critical hits. Among his best known games are the Arcade classic  
Sinistar from Williams Electronics (1983), PHM Pegasus from Lucasfilm  
Games (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade from Lucasfilm Games  
(1989), and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, LucasArts  
Entertainment (1992).

As one of the first ten employees at Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts), The  
3DO Company, and Dreamworks Interactive, Falstein has taken a leading  
role in launching major game companies. He has worked as a  
programmer, project leader, producer, executive producer, and  
creative director.

Currently, Falstein runs The Inspiracy, a game design consulting firm  
established in 1996. The Inspiracy has provided game design and  
production experience to companies as diverse as Disney Interactive,  
Dreamworks Interactive, Totally Games, Humongous Entertainment,  
Cavedog, Sega, Mattel, Intel, and Shell Oil.

In recent years he has been working increasingly in the Serious Games  
field as a designer and producer on projects that use game techniques  
and technology for purposes other than entertainment. This work  
includes medical, corporate, and military simulations and training  
titles. Falstein is also on the advisory boards for the Serious Games  
Summit and the Games for Health conference, and since 2002 has been  
writing the design column in Game Developer Magazine.

Hope to see you there -- Neil

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Neil Stillings
Professor of Psychology & Dean
School of Cognitive Science
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3359

administrative assistants: 413-559-5502 or 413-559-5501
fax: 413-559-5438
email: nstillings at hampshire.edu


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