DICE Summit
March 4-5, 2004
Las Vegas, NV

I recently attended the DICE Summit as a student volunteer. The experience was incredible. I worked hard, mostly on preparations for the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. I did have opportunities to listen to some talks, including Bing Gordon's opening speech and Peter Molyneux's look at the future of game design. I also had a chance to meet and mingle a bit.

My personal high points of DICE included:

• ...hearing Peter Molyneux speak, and then meeting him afterward.
• ...listening to Jordan Mechner and Patrice Desilets describe the genesis of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
• ...discussing improv theater and game development with Patrice Desilets.
• ...meeting friends from Insomniac Games.
• ...getting a behind the scenes look at the production of a major awards show (the Interactive Achievement Awards).
• ...dancing under clouds of flame at Rain (the Palms' nightclub).