Clarence's info on Baton Rouge's Video Game Software Development Industry and the Baton Rouge Red Stick International Animation FestivalClarence's Cajun radio program in Baton Rouge is Sat 7pm-8 on 90.3 FM |
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Welcome to Clarence's info on Baton Rouge's Video Game Software Development Industry. This is located at www.cajunradio.org/batonrougevideogameindustry.html Baton Rouge is gearing up to be the latest hot spot for the industry of software development of video games. Baton Rouge is the host for the annual "Red Stick International Animation Festival". This year it will be held in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 20-23, 2006. You can find out more about the festival at www.redstickfestival.org There is an article about it here. Part of the reason why the video game software development industry is growing in Baton Rouge is because of the work taking place at Louisiana State University. The LSU departments that deal with this industry are www.lcat.lsu.edu/ and www.cct.lsu.edu Another reason why the video game industry is growing in Baton Rouge is the wealth of quality computer programmers graduating from our colleges and universities here in Baton Rouge. We are the home of LSU, Southern University, and the Baton Rouge Community College. Also, the State of Louisiana has recently embarked on an aggressive tax elimination program that entices the motion picture industry to this area. www.lafilm.org . As a result, one of the spinoffs of the motion picture industry is the technology involved in the video game development industry. The Louisiana Legislature has created an awesome tax incentive package to entice the video gaming software development industry to Louisiana. The legislative bill that passed was commonly refered to as the Digital Media Bill. This is excellent for Louisiana and will provide many high paying jobs for our young adults coming out of our universities with computer programming degrees. I have include the news article about the 2005 legislative bill that was passed. There is a great organization for game developers called the Student Video Games Association of Baton Rouge at www.svgagames.com There is also a Baton Rouge Chapter of the International Game Developers Association. Also, there is going to be a summer camp for game developers in Lafayette, Louisiana. See an article here. and the website at www.gamecamp.org and www.ninjaneering.com You might be interested in my web page on Clarence's guide for jobs in the Internet and Information Technology Sector of Baton Rouge Louisiana. I have included some links to various items on this topic below: Red Stick International Animation Festival April 20-23, 2006 www.redstickfestival.org www.lsu.edu/highlights/042/anim.html www.tigerweekly.com/article2342.html www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0a71f309bb www.brtc.org/dynaweb/1000710/ei.cfm?M=121&SM=&SC=100028&W=C&P=N&S=1000710& www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=3359 www.lcat.lsu.edu/research/nemeaux.html www.lcat.lsu.edu/ www.cct.lsu.edu www.svgagames.com www.lafilm.org www.inkblotgames.com Clarence maintains the Baton Rouge Cajun and Zydeco dance schedule located at www.cajunradio.org/batonrougecajunzydeco.html Please listen to Clarence's Cajun radio program in Baton Rouge on Saturdays 7pm-8pm on WBRH 90.3 FM Clarence needs your help - read a message from Clarence here. Home Site index |