U-Con Gaming Convention

November 13-15, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Guests of Honor

Each year at U-Con we bring great industry guests. U-Con provides a great opportunity to talk to fascinating, fun people in a casual atmosphere.

Sid Meier

Sid Meier is a programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games who has won accolades for his contributions to the computer games industry. Meier is a Director of Creative Development for computer game developer Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. (See Wikipedia for more information.)

EV-SA14-01 Seminar: The Psychology of Gaming, Inside the Player's Head, GM: Sid Meier, 1 - 20 players, 1-A, Saturday 2p - 3p. What goes on in the minds of gamers? Free!

EV-SA19-01 Seminar: Ten Rules of Game Design, GM: Sid Meier, 1 - 20 players, 1-A, Saturday 7p - 8p. Mr. Meier will present ten rules of game design apply to most games. Questions will be taken at the end. Free!

EV-SU14-01 Seminar: Inside the Computer Game Industry, GM: Sid Meier, 1 - 20 players, 1-A, Sunday 2p - 3p. Interested in how computer games get made? Want to become a game designer? Want to get into the industry? Mr. Meier will give us a few pointers. Free!