North Carolina CED Game Night Showcases Serious Games

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina, has announced a 'serious games'-related Game Night for May 17th in Durham, NC. The game night, to be held at the CED Entrepreneurship Center from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., will showcase 'serious games' that "are extending interactive entertainment technology beyond computer and video games to serve the education and training needs of businesses and government organizations." Panelists include: - Moderator: R. Michael Young, Director, Liquid Narrative Group, North Carolina State University - John Austin. Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Emergent Game Technology - Tiffany Barnes, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, UNC Charlotte - Frank Boosman, Chief Operating Officer, 3DSolve - Jerry Heneghan, CEO, Virtual Heroes, Inc. - Mark Rein, Vice-President, Epic Games In addition to the marquee panel, ‘Game Night’ will feature the cutting edge game-based technologies that are being developed by North Carolina-based companies. Several companies will demo their products following the panel session. Confirmed demos include NCSU, 3Dsolve, Emergent Game Technologies and Do2Learn. “CED’s ‘Game Night’ will not only give participants the chance to learn more about the gaming industry and its potential, but also the opportunity to see first hand the unique and innovative gaming technologies that are being developed here in North Carolina,” said CED President Monica Doss. For more information or to register, interested parties can visit the CED's event page devoted to the evening.