{"60091":{"#nid":"60091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chris Klaus Gets Intro from Dean Galil at Alumni Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EZvi Galil, the new John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech, was on hand to introduce College of Computing Advisory Board member and Kaneva founder Chris Klaus at a lecture sponsored by the Computing Alumni Organization, July 15 in the Klaus Building. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKlaus\u2019 lecture, titled \u201cThe Future of Video Games and Their Growth in Georgia,\u201d touched on several aspects of modern gaming and media. He talked about trends in gaming and digital entertainment, such as the emerging \u201cfreemium\u201d gaming model, in which users can initially play for free, with game and player upgrades available as a premium service. Klaus also discussed a move from the traditional \u201cone to many\u201d model of entertainment broadcasting to something more like \u201cmany to many.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUltimately I think this model is more human,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the past, yelling at your TV could only take you so far. Now you can go online and interact with other fans of shows like \u2018Lost\u2019 or \u2018CSI.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kaneva.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKaneva\u003C\/a\u003E is Klaus\u0027 entry into the 3D virtual gaming world, allowing users to meet, interact and even help create the game itself. Creating \u0022art pieces\u0022 or \u0022art assets\u0022 is an expensive component of game design, and Kaneva offsets this cost by allowing the users themselves to create them. Kaneva now has close to a million art assets, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGalil, just two weeks into his tenure as College of Computing dean, said he was thrilled to be able to speak to the group of more than 100 alumni and students so soon into his new job.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis will be the first of many [meetings with alumni] because if the College of Computing is going to get to where we all believe it should be\u2014that is, among the Top 5 computing programs in the country\u2014we will need you. We will need our alumni,\u201d Galil said. \u201cYou are not just former students; you are our partners.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new dean went on to say that gaming, as an industry, is of critical importance to the College because it draws upon so many areas of computing research, from graphics and user interaction to software engineering, artificial intelligence to networks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is well positioned not only to capitalize on the explosive growth of the video game industry,\u201d he said, \u201cbut to shape that growth through our research\u2014and through our graduates.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to sharing his thoughts on gaming trends, Klaus also advised any budding designers or entrepreneurs in the crowd about different types of investors to support startups, as well as key metrics for tracking performance that will impress and attract such investors. Finally, he talked specifically about reasons Georgia is becoming a more attractive business environment for digital startups, such as tax incentives offered by the state, as well as a wealth of local talent\u2014such as many of the students and professionals sitting in the room.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo see photos of the event, visit the College of Computing \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ccgatech\/sets\/72157624517822232\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ephotostream\u003C\/a\u003E on Flickr. For more information about the Computing Alumni Organization, visit the group\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcao.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew College of Computing Dean Zvi Galil was on hand to introduce College Advisory Board member and\nKaneva founder Chris Klaus at a lecture sponsored by the Computing\nAlumni Organization, July 15 in the Klaus Building. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2010-07-16 13:37:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:11","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"60095":{"id":"60095","type":"image","title":"CAO Event Chris Klaus July 2010 Klaus \u0026 Galil","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894520","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:00","alt":"CAO Event Chris Klaus July 2010 Klaus \u0026 Galil","file":{"fid":"191050","name":"CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_027-crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_027-crop_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_027-crop_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1781078,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_027-crop_0.jpg?itok=kBLeHWM5"}},"60094":{"id":"60094","type":"image","title":"CAO Event Chris Klaus July 2010 Crowd Shot","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894520","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:00","alt":"CAO Event Chris Klaus July 2010 Crowd Shot","file":{"fid":"191049","name":"CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_035-crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_035-crop_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_035-crop_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2743462,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CAO_Event_With_Chris_Klaus_July_2010_035-crop_0.jpg?itok=CJDrd0We"}}},"media_ids":["60095","60094"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}