'Serious Games' Showcased at CED's October Tech Forum; Area Leaders in Simulation Learning Technology to Gather at Peak 10 on October 20, 2004.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) is presenting its next Technology Forum on October 20, 2004, at Peak 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The program has been titled Game Night and will showcase 'serious games' that are extending interactive entertainment technology beyond computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG to serve the education and training needs of businesses and government organizations. CED's Tech Forums allow entrepreneurs from technology-driven industries to explore and exchange ideas on the themes, issues and trends driving the diverse information technology sector. Game Night will showcase how area simulation learning, training and 3D game companies are blending collaborative PC game technology, rich 3D multimedia and instructional design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of to teach individuals to perform complex tasks, operate equipment and make quick decisions. Tech Forum panelists include: --Frank Boosman, chief marketing officer, 3Dsolve Inc. (co-chair of October Tech Forum), http://www.3dsolve.com --R. Michael Young, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University History
--Graham Rhodes, principal scientist, Applied Research Associates, http://www.ara.com/SED.htm --Sam Field, director, technology assisted learning division, Research Triangle Institute The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is a non-profit research organization based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) of North Carolina. RTI is the oldest tenant of this major research park, and the sister organization to the Research Triangle Foundation. , http://www.rti.org --Dorothy Strickland, president, Virtual Reality Aids (do2Learn), http://www.do2learn.com "Serious Games are serious business, especially here in the Research Triangle Area," said Boosman. "We have a unique convergence of leading-edge organizations here, from academia to core technology developers and application creators. This event is an opportunity to bring this community together for the first time and discuss how we can make the Research Triangle region synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as this important new industry." Following the panel discussion, attendees will have an opportunity to tour Peak 10's state-of-the-art data center and view demos from local organizations who are making breakthroughs in 'serious gaming' technology. Demo companies include: 3Dsolve Inc., North Carolina State University, Applied Research Associates, Research Triangle Institute, do2Learn, Octagon Entertainment and Discovery Machine. Pre-registration for the October Technology Forum closes on Monday, October 18, 2004. For general registration details, visit CED's calendar (www.cednc.org/calendar) or contact Zack Mansfield (zmansfield@cednc.org or (919) 549-7500 ext. 119). About CED The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org About Peak 10 Peak 10 is the Southeast's leading data center services provider offering a full range of hosting, storage, security and business continuity solutions. Customers such as RDU RDU Remote Display Unit RDU Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité (French: Rally for Democracy and Unity, Mauritania) RDU Reasonable Drivers Unanimous RDU Remote Diagnostic Unit (Bendix ABS) Airport, Global Knowledge, Ameristeel, LendingTree, the Jacksonville Jaguars |
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