Baltimore County Public Schools plans to incorporate video game development education into its curriculum with the help of serious game applications. Along with Learning Port strategies, the public school district has developed a program called L.i.V.E., or Learning in a Virtual Environment, which includes a "virtual high school" and a game development contest that will encourage students to create games ba ...

Baltimore Computers Examiner: Bruce Emmerling Many may not realize that Baltimore is home to a growing gaming industry.  Recently a conference on gaming was held at UMBC where Sid Meier gave a speech.  Not only are several companies located around the Baltimore area but there are now gaming groups springing up as well.  There are even conventions, game fests and shows being in the area. ...

A Celebration of the History & Growth of Maryland's Computer & Video Game Development Industry ...

Every year the Game Developer's Club of UMBC hosts the Digital Entertainment Conference. Speakers from video-game companies such as Big Huge Games, Firaxis and Breakaway have been present in the past, and will be here this year as well! TOM FULP from The Behemoth (Castle Crashers) and Newgrounds.com fame is coming to DEC! Speakers from Zynga (Farmville and Mafia Wars) will also be present! These speakers wi ...

The IGDA Baltimore Chapter and Firaxis would like to invite you to the next IGDA Chapter meeting. ...

February 18th 2010 - Baltimore-based developer Firaxis has announced the release of Civilization 5 to arrive during fall of this year. The game is being built on an all-new engine, and for the first time the series will move to a hexagonal playfield grid. 2K, who is developing the game with Firaxis is also promising an "entirely new" combat system with ranged bombardment options, animated world leaders who ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSIC AND GAMING FESTIVAL, NEW YEARS WEEKEND 2010 Live Video Game Music Cover Bands and 24 Hour Gaming For Four Days WASHINGTON, DC -- November 14, 2009 -- MAGFest (Music And Gaming Festival), the annual festival celebrating video games and video game music, will be occurring January 1-4, 2010, in Alexandria, Virginia. MAGFest is proud to release its lineup of featured guests and video ...