UPA LONDON EVENT: Games and the EyeToy
Thursday 16 December 2004
Where does usability stop and fun begin?
To get us in the festive mood, GiGi Deming and Gerred Blyth from Amberlight Partners will be presenting their work with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, which has employed UCD techniques in game design.
Amberlight have worked with Sony on a number of key releases including The Getaway2: Black Monday, SingStar, Killzone and EyeToy: Play and EyeToy: Play2. This session will focus on the EyeToy, a gesture based gaming platform that has been described as "a modern day parlour game". It is designed to be fully inclusive, bringing videogaming to people of all ages and abilities.
Covered in the session:
+ UCD and gaming - an overview
+ Demonstration of the EyeToy technology
+ Amberlight's EyeToy work - the approaches, the challenges and our findings
+ Competition - 2 lucky winners will walk away with EyeToy: Play 2 equipment and games. You can only win if you play!
Date: Thursday 16 December 2004
Venue: Microsoft, Microsoft House, Great Pulteney Street, London W1 Start Time: Arrive 6:30pm for a 6:45pm start.
To be followed by Christmas drinks.
****** Cost *****
Free to UK UPA members
Non-members: £10, £5 for students (payable at door)
***** RSVP *****
If you are intending to come, please email: Martin/Leslie/Phil at events@ukupa.org.uk to get on the list for the security desk. Please indicate your name, organisation or affiliation and whether you are either: (i) a UPA member, (ii) a non-member or (iii) a student non-member.
Book early as priority will be given to UPA members.
Acknowledgement:
The UK UPA is grateful to Microsoft London and for hosting this meeting and again to the local organiser, Jarnail Chudge, for facilitating it.
***** How to get there *****
The meeting will be held at:
Microsoft London
MSN, Microsoft House
10 Great Pulteney Street
London W1R 3DG
Tel: 0870 60 10 100
Nearest tubes are:
Tottenham Court Road: Central and Northern Lines Piccadilly Circus: Piccadilly and Bakerloo Lines Oxford Circus: Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines
A map and directions are available from:
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/about/map-london.mspx