Representatives from Insomniac Studios are coming to Cornell to talk about their company and job opportunities for new graduates. An information session is planned for Thursday, May 1st.

Insomniac Games Information Session
Date/Time: May 1st at 4 pm
Venue: Upson 205
Description: Come hear about what it's like to work at the award-winning studio in Burbank, CA that make the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man series of games! Consistently rated as one of the top ten small companies to work for in America, Insomniac employees have a great time making hit games! Company representatives will be on hand for a technical talk and to answer any questions you may have. They are currently hiring, so be sure to bring your resume if you're a senior! You can learn more about Insomniac Games at their website, www.insomniacgames.com. Be sure not to miss this great event!

Check out the new Resistance 2 Trailer too!

Date/Time: May 7th from 3 - 6 pm
Venue: Upson 361
Description: The GDIAC Showcase returns! After being dormant for the fall, GDIAC is once again organizing a showcase displaying Cornell talent from CIS 300, CIS 400, as well as other independent student projects.

The showcase is open to the general public. It will be held in the Cornell Undergraduate Computing Lab, so that everyone can play and experience these student projects. Come and meet the game designers and engineers of tomorrow.

Representatives from Bungie Studios are coming to Cornell to talk about job opportunities for new graduates. An information session is planned for Monday, March 10th. The presentation will include free food as well as a a raffle giveaway.

Bungie Studios Information Session
(Hosted by Tau Beta Pi)

Date/Time: March 10th from 5:30 - 7 pm
Venue: Upson B17
Description: Videogames like Halo 3 are more than just fun and games – they involve some tough problems and some hardcore engineering solutions. Bungie Studios of Seattle, WA, will be coming to campus to talk about just how much work gets packed into every frame of every second of play: from the physical models underlying the lighting and illumination of complex scenes, to realistic atmospheric models, to physics simulation, animation and AI. A modern game like Halo 3 is put together by a large and immensely talented team of artists, designers and engineers. Come learn how we did it, and see how you could be a part of that team too.

Representatives from Electronic Arts are coming to Cornell to talk about internships and job opportunities for new graduates. Their presentation will be on Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 pm in Philips Hall 219. The presentation will include free food as well as a games giveaway.

The Cornell Database group has been actively researching ways to use database technology to improve the performance of games, particularly those that have a lot of user-created content. Their most recent SIGMOD Record paper outlines some of the major database challenges present in computer games. Check out their research page to learn more.