The San Francisco Chapter of International Game Developers Association will host a "Breaking Into the Game Industry" panel discussion at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco. This event is free and open to those interested in pursuing careers in the videogame development field, particularly students and newbies. The event will include networking opportunities before and after the discussion, which will be moderated Marc Sherrod of The Art Institute.

Featured panelists include representatives from some of the top game companies in the Bay Area: Wallace Poulter of Infinium Labs, Ashley Monif of Electronic Arts, Todd Fay of Game Audio Network Guild/Todd M. Fay Media Developments, Mark DeLoura of Sony Computer Entertainment America and Kjeld Pedersen of Double Fine.

Networking will start at 6:30 pm with the panel discussion beginning at 7:00 pm followed by Q&A. The Art Institute of California - San Francisco is located at 1170 Market Street (at 8th), San Francisco, California 94102. For more information, call (415) 865-0198 or visit www.aicasf.aii.edu and www.igda.org.