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                Vancouver Linux Users Group
                  http://www.vanlug.bc.ca

                     Monthly Meeting

            Mon, 21 Oct 2002   7:30 - 9:00 pm

              BCIT, Bldg SE6, TELUS Theatre


        Calling All Independent Game Developers:
              Wireless Games and AirGML

            Kareen McKinnon, Bryce Pasechnik
                Air Games Wireless Inc.
                  http://www.airg.com

In 2000, Simon Fraser University (SFU) engineering science students
Frederick Ghahramani, Vincent Yen, and Bryce Pasechnik founded Air Games
Wireless (AirG).  Their goal, simply put, is to transcend geographic,
technological, and language barriers in order to deliver a cutting edge
mobile entertainment experience.  AirG is now available to over 100 
million cellular subscribers across 20 mobile networks globally. As they
have begun transforming traditional wireless networks into massively 
multiplayer gaming arenas, AirG is making extensive use of Open Source
tools.  In this presentation, Kareen and Bryce will describe:

   1. AirG's business history.
   2. The technical challenges of wireless development.
   3. "AirGML" and how it tackles those challenges.
   4. The business case for independent developers considering
      using AirGML.
   5. The logistics of working with AirGML and the company.
   6. The role of Open Source tools in wireless game
      development

-- 
Dave Michelson
dmichelson@ieee.org