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Robot Games:

Alex Games Ph.D. Education Design DirectorJoe Booth, Executive Producer

How your FRC skills can help you become an awesome video game maker

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Agenda1. What’s next for XBOX & about us

2. Sorry we lied….

3. OK: we will teach you something about game making

4. Q&A

5. Free Xbox Games

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What’s next for XBOXWhat’s next for XBOX:

• Xbox is 10 years old

• Kinect: fastest selling consumer electronics device

• Our Ambition: Game Platform Entertainment Platform• Become the #1 Entertainment Company

• Kinect has taught us ‘it’s good to be BOLD’

Playful Learning

• Books: Entertainment vs. Learning

• Movies & TV: Entertainment vs. Learning

• Video Games: Entertainment vs. Learning

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Who are weJoe Booth

• High School Dropout (left school at 15)

• 25+ years of game making• FIFA, Need For Speed, Ghost Recon,

Rollercoaster Tycoon

• EA, Ubisoft, tons of studios who are now bust!

• $1b+ in retail revenue

Alex Games

• Academic Addict (left school at 32)

• 10+ years Academic Research• Gamestar Mechanic

• University of Wisconsin

• Michigan State University

• 5+ years Software Engineer• National Instruments

• Machine vision & motion control R&D

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Sorry we lied…

Real reason for being here

• How can we get to 100’s of millions of kids with Games & Learning

• How could we create virtual FIRST competition

• How can we enlist you to help us get there

Our Plan

• Us: Show & tell: how you can become game makers

• Us: Bribe you with free Xbox Games

• You: help us reach 100’s of millions of kids

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Did you know that in the digital world

Most learning happens outside of school?

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… so what you’ve learned with FRC…

…can help you make Video Games

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With Kodu, Robots + Games = Double the Fun!

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Imagine, Design, Program, and Play it in a snap!

That is the heart of Playful Learning!

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Demo

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Q&A

You can ask….•What should I do next after Kodu• Best schools for gamemaking• Predicted trends in gamemaking

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1. February - Kodu / FIRST Game Jam (you help us with this)www.Kodugamelab.com

2. When appropriate – pilot a virtual FIRST competition

3. Today - Free Xbox Games (if you sign up to help us)

Next steps

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