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Gamers Read This!!!!

Hello,

My name is Phillip Spiess, and I am the treasurer of the WSU Game
Development Club. We started as a group of programmers (mostly Computer
Science majors) who were interested in making computer and video games. One
of the projects we are working on is an independent game to take to
competitions around the nation. On May 7th, we are going to be submitting
the game to the Penny Arcade Expo (known as PAX), a convention that sees
30-40,000 people attend. Then, in the fall, we will be entering the
Independent Gaming Festival in San Fransisco, part of the Game Developers
Conference -- one of the largest in the industry. The game project is a
side-on platforming puzzle game that runs both on the PC and on the XBOX
360, and if our competitions go well, it is likely the game will be
published to the Xbox Live marketplace -- allowing people around the world
to download and play our game.

Work began work on the project last November, and we are rapidly approaching
the point at which our 'programmer art' is no longer sufficient, and we're
casting our nets out to every student who might be interested in working on
this project with us. We are looking for basically everything at this point
-- from logos, menus and typography, to the actual sprites, backgrounds, and
other game pieces.

I would appreciate it if you would forward this email on to your students,
or department advisers. If you, or your students have any questions about
the club or the project, I can be reached at this email address (
PhillipSpiess@gmail.com), or by telephone at (360) 483-9479. The club meets
every thursday in EME 136 at 5:30, and we stay until about 8:00, and we are
very welcoming to new members.

Thank you for your time,

Phillip Spiess

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