The SUNYIT community and general public are invited to The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Game-Release Party with free food and give-aways on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Join the SUNYIT Alumni Association and friends of James Silva '05 '07 in honoring Silva, whose latest game, The Dishwasher, was made available on Xbox Live Arcade this month.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in SUNYIT's Campus Center main lobby, with a keynote address from Silva and a panel with Silva's friends and fellow alumni who helped him develop the game.  Following the presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to play The Dishwasher and some of Silva's Xbox Live Community Games.

Food will be served at approximately 8:00 p.m. during the game-playing portion of the event.  Additionally, door prizes will be awarded, with all attendees who sign-in at the event receiving raffle tickets for the drawing.

Thanks go to the following individuals and organizations that have helped make this event possible:

• Jacob Yerdon '02 '04 and Elizabeth Yerdon
• Mike Muccio and Sarah Muccio
• Bill Peterson '05
• Jon Hines '06 '07
• Zack Hoffmann '08 '09
• SUNYIT Alumni Association
• SUNYIT Student Association
• SUNYIT Game Developers Club
• SUNYIT After Hours Activities Board (AHAB)
• and the Guest of Honor, James Silva '05 '07

Silva, who earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science at SUNYIT, became an international sensation when he won Microsoft's Dream-Build-Play international game-design competition and was featured in numerous media outlets, including CNN.com and Wired.com.  Silva, who currently resides near the SUNYIT campus in Marcy, NY, had his first major book published last year, and in September 2008 he received the SUNYIT Alumni Association's Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

For more information about the event, contact Jacob Yerdon '02 '04 or contact the SUNYIT Alumni Office at alumni@sunyit.edu or 315-792-7110.

Information on The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/d/dishwasherdsxboxlivearcade/

Ska Studios - Web site by James Silva regarding his work: http://www.ska-studios.com/

Book by James Silva regarding how to build a game similar to The Dishwasher: http://www.amazon.com/Building-XNA-2-0-Games-Professionals/dp/1430209798/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239322956&sr=8-1

The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=75922252648

Directions to Campus with link to Campus Map showing Parking areas for Visitors: http://www.sunyit.edu/directions