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Press Release for SITACon August 20, 2008 SITACon 2008 announces second round of guests UTICA, NY (20 August 2008) - SITACon 2008 is pleased to announce it's second round of guests for its 2008 show. Industry guests OCRemix, independant game developer James Silva, and Yamila Abraham, founder of Yaoi Press LLC; manga artist Misako Rocks!; voice actor Douglas Smith, the lead in Goldenboy as well as an accomplished artist; and bellydancing troupe Raqs Attaq!. ABOUT OCREMIX: ABOUT JAMES SILVA: In his brief professional career James has picked up recognition as "a one-man game maker" (Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press), "the most buzzed-about indie game developer of the moment" (Jason Killingsworth, Paste Magazine), and "the poster boy of Microsoft's efforts to 'democratize game development'" (Chris Kohler, wired.com). In June 2008 an Associated Press article featuring James headlined CNN.com's technology news and was the 8th most popular technology link of the day on Digg.com. In addition, James and "Dishwasher" were featured on stage during Microsoft's keynote address at the 2008 Game Developers Conference. All of this attention has made James an inspiration among young, aspiring game developers who - like James - have dreamed of making video games most of their life. James returned to his alma mater in January 2008 as the featured speaker for SUNYIT's first annual Geek Week and he plans to reprise his presentation at the college's second SITACON this October. James maintains a development blog at http://skasoftware.blogspot.com where he shares the latest developments on "Dishwasher," his personal development process, and his thoughts on the gaming industry. ABOUT YAMILA ABRAHAM: ABOUT MISAKO ROCKS!: Her first break came when the Onion decided to use her illustrations for their now famous "Savage Love" column. Shortly thereafter Misako scored a two-book deal with Hyperion, then a three-book deal with Henry Holt and a writing gig for Archie comics. She has been featured in many magazines and newspapers, including Elle Girl and the New York Times. The BBC also featured her in a documentary about comic book creators. On top of that, she has recently received the Venice Beach, LA Playwright award! Misako is currently working on Detective Jermain vol2 and David Fickling's comic magazine DFC which is based in the UK. She lives in Brooklyn and spends her free time riding her vintage bike, making hip hop, dancing to Michael Jackson's music and eating lots of Onigiri!!! ABOUT DOUGLAS SMITH: Doug's art accomplishments stretch out into the CD cover designs and illustrations, Magazines, Comics, Posters, DVD's and even TV. Many a times he's offered his art services to anime conventions and the attendees through out the US. Doug is also involved with a non profit organization helping many different charities Called "Voices For" . To find out more about "Voices For Inc." visit their website: www.voicesfor.com Be sure to stop by Doug's table, view his art and say hi. ABOUT RAQS ATTAQ!: ...In conclusion - making bellydance costumes which incorporate elements of cosplay, dancing to cutting-edge music, and kicking 'ketsu' in general. Rose and her troupe have performed at several other events in both Japan and the USA and we're really delighted to have them at SITACon 2008! For more information on Raqs Attaq! please go to their website http://www.raqsattaq.com
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