Spring Break
Play Expo to feature interactive entertainment
Ben Carrel
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
The Play Expo will feature a plethora of interactive entertainment to be hosted by the University Center on April 5. The categories are video games, animated creativity and aural work. The exhibit will be on the second floor of the UC, where all of the submisssions will be judged.
Through the 10 categories, nearly 30 people will be showing their works at the exposé. The categories judge on numerous things; entertainment, complexity of coding, message seriousness, 2D and 3D animation, aural and visual aspects, and many more. Each category rewards the winner with a $300 prize.
"I came here to start a game program," said Assistant Professor of Communication Elena Bertozzi. "Right now Whitewater has a multimedia track. It's a fascinating industry to work in and it's very popular, a wonderful job opportunity," she said.
Bertozzi develops and coordinates game programs made by many students on the campus.
Play Expo will be hosting games from 10 different states surrounding the Wisconsin area. Bertozzi said that Indiana has already hosted a similiar event, so she expects more people will attend. The Indiana Expo had many other states take part in it and will transfer its audience to this Play Expo, alongside with the audience from the more local area of Whitewater.
"These competitions have good cooperated sponsors so people can show work directly to possible employers," Bertozzi said. "And even if a job position isn't available, the event looks great in a resume."
Bertozzi said game programming would be very flexible because it doesn't require too many specific classes, and it has many different areas involved in the studies, such as sound, art and design. This allows for an even larger crowd to be attracted to the expo.
"I try to convince people that gaming is what smart people do, people who are intelligent and that are creative," Bertozzi said. She also said that while many games are out in the market today, they all have different purposes, may it be to tell a serious message or just to make money for the founders.
Through the 10 categories, nearly 30 people will be showing their works at the exposé. The categories judge on numerous things; entertainment, complexity of coding, message seriousness, 2D and 3D animation, aural and visual aspects, and many more. Each category rewards the winner with a $300 prize.
"I came here to start a game program," said Assistant Professor of Communication Elena Bertozzi. "Right now Whitewater has a multimedia track. It's a fascinating industry to work in and it's very popular, a wonderful job opportunity," she said.
Bertozzi develops and coordinates game programs made by many students on the campus.
Play Expo will be hosting games from 10 different states surrounding the Wisconsin area. Bertozzi said that Indiana has already hosted a similiar event, so she expects more people will attend. The Indiana Expo had many other states take part in it and will transfer its audience to this Play Expo, alongside with the audience from the more local area of Whitewater.
"These competitions have good cooperated sponsors so people can show work directly to possible employers," Bertozzi said. "And even if a job position isn't available, the event looks great in a resume."
Bertozzi said game programming would be very flexible because it doesn't require too many specific classes, and it has many different areas involved in the studies, such as sound, art and design. This allows for an even larger crowd to be attracted to the expo.
"I try to convince people that gaming is what smart people do, people who are intelligent and that are creative," Bertozzi said. She also said that while many games are out in the market today, they all have different purposes, may it be to tell a serious message or just to make money for the founders.
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