| Chief Designer Of Sony's Playstation Retires
Foster City, CA (AHN) - Ken Kutaragi, the 56-year-old creator of Sony's PlayStation game console and the PlayStation 3 device, retired Tuesday as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and group CEO. The personnel change comes as Sony's leading product faces production and sales headaches. Kutaragi, who announced his retirement plans in April, will continue as an advisor, a SCE spokesperson told the AP. Kazuo Hirai, SCE's CEO and past president, will now head the gaming division. Last week, Sony chairman Howard Stringer said the company is "refining" how to lower the PS3's price, according to The Financial Times. The report follows a disappointing fiscal year ending March 31, showing 5.5 million PS3 units sold compared to 5.84 million Wiis.
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Student plans to put Wales on the videogames map
Adam Griffiths, a student at Newport Business School, is setting up a company that will provide employment for Wales' talented games designers and help the country to profit from this multi-million pound industry. "The computer games industry is one of the biggest in the world yet there are very few companies in Wales making games, said 30-year-old Adam who lives in Newport. "As a result, many people like myself who are gaining degrees in computer game design are having to leave the country in order to find jobs." To combat this 'brain drain' of computer game talent, Adam, who is about to graduate from the University of Wales, Newport with a degree in Computer Game Development and Artificial Intelligence, is setting up a company called Centrifuge Interactive Studios. "By starting my own company I will be able to stay in Newport and avoid the stress of relocating my wife and young children to find a job making computer games.
Social Entrepreneurs Ring the Bell for Students in Technology ...
Digit All Systems, Inc. (DAS) introduces the Tech-Ed Summer Camp Baltimore's for boys and girls ages 10-17. Four computer technology camps with morning and afternoon sessions will be offered Monday July 2, 2007 through Saturday August 25, 2007. The camp sessions include Microsoft Office® 2007 Xtreme, Lego MindStorm® Robotics, The Urban Video Game Academy ™ for Video Game Design and Programming, and Computer Repair Essentials. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- Digit All Systems (DAS) Tech-Ed Summer Camp will offer a technology learning and fun camp for Baltimore area middle and high school students. DAS has been serving the greater Baltimore community since 1999 as a non-profit alternative for technology education and literacy programs for students and citizens.
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