iHollywood Forum is producing a one-day summit called the Digital Games Summit. This summit will run in association with the 2004 International CES (Consumer Electronics' Show) at its annual tradeshow January 8-11, 2004 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Digital Games Summit will analyze trends and developments issues that affect the business of the electronic games industry: including marketing and distribution, industry outlook, developing new business, software development, publishing, licensing, entertainment, sports, music, new platforms, retail sales and how to form strategic partnerships and alliances. Registration will begin in September at www.cesweb.org and tickets are $299 in advance; $499 at the door. For more information contact conference director Zahava Stroud at (310) 815-3884, E-mail: Zahava@ihollywoodforum.com or Web: www.iHollywoodForum.com.

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents an interactive multimedia exhibition that explores the history and influence of computer game culture and the relationship between interactive computer games and contemporary art. "Bang the Machine: Computer Gaming Art and Artifacts" is produced in partnership with the How They Got Game Project of the Stanford Humanities Laboratory, which will concurrently present the exhibit, "Fictional Worlds, Virtual Experiences: Storytelling and Computer Games," at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. The exhibition explores a wide variety of subject areas, from the relationship between computer games and military simulations to contemporary features and cross-fertilization with artistic endeavors. The primary exhibition, entitled Game Scenes, will feature the U.S. Army

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

DIGIFEST IS ON THE MOVE FOR 2004
Toronto, Ontario: The Design Exchange (DX) is pleased to announce the
dates and partners for the third annual digifest, Canada

ShowBiz Expo's Entertainment Technology World will be held at the Miami Convention Center. This spin-off of ShowBiz Expo covers hot new technologies including hi-def production, digital video production, digital distribution, VFX software, capture technologies, DVD authoring, etc. The purpose of this event is to fully examine the spectrum of tools, techniques, technologies and creative approaches for pre/production/post in video, commercials, broadcast and film. The event expects producers, directors, cinematographers, editors, art directors, camera operators, screenwriters, location managers, digital artists and sound professionals to attend. Technical class sessions and keynote speakers will focus on corporate video, special event videography, indie filmmaking, commercials, broadcast applications (both in sports, the newsroom and the network episodic programming). For more information visit www.ent-techworld.com/sbr.aspx.

Jump to Japan: Discovering Culture Through Popular Art exhibit, which will tour children

This meeting will showcase what's new in web3d tools and news. Come see the Final Release version of the newly launched X3D authoring tool, VIZX3D. Vizx3D is the first 3D authoring that can export fully interactive X3D content for numerous X3D/VRML browsers. Its been redesigned and has a new simpler streamlined interface and work flow. Along with Vizx3D we'll be showing off the latest version of the FLUX X3D browser. With Vizx to author in and Flux to present in, X3D is finally able to be used by all. This year WEB3D meetings at the dvGarage will be on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. The dvGarage is located at 785 Market Street Room 200 San Francisco, California. RSVP at sfweb3d@cube3.com. For more information, visit www.cube3.com/sfweb3d.