<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">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. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Here is Noah's Bio on Moby Games:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">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), </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/phm-pegasus"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">PHM Pegasus</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> from </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/lucasarts"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Lucasfilm Games</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (1986), </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-the-action-game"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> from Lucasfilm Games (1989), and </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, LucasArts Entertainment (1992).</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">As one of the first ten employees at Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts), </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/3do-company"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The 3DO Company</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, and </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/electronic-arts-los-angeles"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Dreamworks Interactive</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, 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.</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">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 </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/buena-vista-games-inc"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Disney Interactive</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, Dreamworks Interactive, </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/totally-games-inc"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Totally Games</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/humongous-entertainment"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Humongous Entertainment</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><A href="http://www.mobygames.com/company/cavedog-entertainment"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Cavedog</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, Sega, Mattel, Intel, and Shell Oil.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">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.</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Hope to see you there -- Neil</FONT></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">---------------------------------------</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Neil Stillings</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Professor of Psychology & Dean</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">School of Cognitive Science</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Hampshire College</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">893 West Street</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Amherst, MA 01002-3359</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">administrative assistants: 413-559-5502 or 413-559-5501</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">fax: 413-559-5438</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">email: <A href="mailto:nstillings@hampshire.edu">nstillings@hampshire.edu</A></FONT></P><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>