Modeling Across The Curriculum – Tony Starfield, University of Minnesota (emeritus)

April 24th, 2009

Join us for a Reception on Wed 4/29/2009 4:00 King 223 before the Talk at 4:30 in King 221.

Modeling Across The Curriculum

Tony Starfield has earned a reputation as the best modeling instructor in the world. Starfield constantly refines group activities that one student describes as “partly fun mind-benders and partly challenging real-world conservation scenarios.” Starfield’s illustrious career has included hands-on contributions to engineering, applied mathematics, and biological modeling, and he brings those experiences to the classroom.  Tony Starfield will be the Fall Instructor for  CSCI 190 – How to Model it and CSCI 390 Seminar in Modeling for the Natural and Social Sciences

Alumni Talk: Antonio Garcia Castaneda ‘01

April 21st, 2009

Join us on Thursday, April 23rd to hear Antonio Garcia Castaneda (Oberlin Class of 2001) give a talk on “Everything you ever wanted to know about the games industry* … but had no one to ask.”

Antonio has worked in the video game industry for 8 years, most recently for Sony.  He is currently a graduate student at the University of London.

Reception at 4:00pm in King 223, Talk follows at 4:30pm in King 221.

Video Games and the Marketplace: “How computer, console and mobile games are being used for marketing, communication and training”

September 26th, 2008

Stephen Baer, Managing Partner TheGameAgency.com will discuss this topic and share consumer case studies. The Game Agency is an agency focused on video games and interactive entertainment. Join us on

Monday September 29, 2008 for refreshements with Mr. Baer at 4:00 in King 223. His talk will follow at 4:30 in King 221.