Hello all! For the second Design for Online Games workshop next Monday (11/24/08), we will be covering Game Design and Business decisions in Western versus Eastern online games, an interesting topic that is becoming more and more prevalent. We will also have a special guest, as Jeffrey Kaplan, the lead designer of World of Warcraft, the only wildly successful game in both Eastern and Western markets, will be coming in to give a post-mortem and open Q&A on the newest WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
The schedule for the workshop will include 3 main parts:
1. A brief hands-on play session of World of Warcraft and Maple Story
2. Seminar and open discussion on Design and Business affordances in East versus West online games
3. Jeffrey Kaplan: Post-Mortem on design decisions for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King with open Q&A following
The Workshop is:
Monday 1-5 Nov. 24th in the Robert Zemeckis Center, Zemeckis Media Lab (2F)
3131 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
There may not be enough computers for a larger crowd, so if you have a laptop, please bring it so that you will be able to run World of Warcraft and/or Maple Story on it. Also, a university recruiter from Blizzard Entertainment will be present if you have any questions about jobs or internships.
A Very Special Thanks to Jeffrey Kaplan for coming in to lecture for this workshop and Blizzard Entertainment for their support.
If you interested in coming, please RSVP to albertya at usc dot edu