Come join us for the first in our Elevate series, Elevate: Artists, on Thursday, November 6, from 6–9 p.m. at Crown Hall. The amazing Latoya Peterson is going to fly to Chicago to give a lecture on art, game design and entrepreneurship. (She has worked on AAA games, movies and lots more!) Our friend Keisha Howard is a professional game designer and entrepreneur. She is going to give a talk about her work and showcase her fantastic new game Mind Faux. Our friend Solo is also a pro artist who will give an intro on his work and be available for questions.
Our student artist Melaya Thomas, Leila Taylor, and Amani Mohammad will have tables to showcase their paintings and artwork. Young game developers from Astropeaks and the archon experiment will showcase their work.
We have invited game design students from many universities, and we are going to stream a live virtual event on Discord.
Register to attend the event here.
You will have an opportunity to talk to professional, teachers, artists and students who have come to share their experiences. That said, if you know investors or people who can help our artists and game designers grow professionally, please invite them. If you are teaching game design please share this with your students. (Here is a link to this post’s flyer, which was created by a DePaul student.)
We hope you can join us!
Agenda
6 p.m.: Welcome and Introductions
6:05 p.m.: (Student artists and game designers tell their story)
6:30–6:45 p.m.: Words of wisdom from “Solo” Gayleson
6:45–7:30 p.m.: Fireside Chat with Latoya Peterson
7:30–8 p.m.: Keisha Howard showcases her latest game MIND FAUX
8–9 p.m.: Network, Play Games, Buy Art, and Win Prizes!!
Featuring knod.ai, an app by Nana a recent Illinois Tech graduate.
Knod AI: an intelligent connection layer for real world interaction that helps people discover and engage with others in shared spaces, instantly and without downloads.
Just scan the Knod QR code at check-in, enter your name, and answer a few quick prompts to see and connect with other students, investors, and creatives in the room.
Check-In Questions:
1. What’s your name?
Example: “I’m Maya — a design student exploring visual storytelling.”
2. What’s your creative interest or talent?
Examples: Photography, music production, film, game design, painting, fashion
3. What do you hope to discover or accomplish tonight?
Examples: Meet artists for a project, connect with investors, find students to build with, buy art and games, enjoy the company of artist, make new friends.