KOIGA is a government agency created to help Korea's thriving game industry. It seeks to promote the Korean game industry by exporting Korean games to overseas markets and by helping Korean game companies work with companies like EA, Activision, and others.

This current two-week residency has as its focus the use of artificial intelligence in games. The schedule, crafted by ETC faculty member Josh Yelon, covers a wide range of topics on the subject of artificial intelligence and computer graphics.

A sampling of lectures and guest speakers follows:

• State Management for Online Worlds; Models of Shadow and Lighting - Josh Yelon
• Multifaceted Animation Systems - Nathan Martz
• AI with Limited Sensory Abilities; The AI Challenges of Unusual Input Devices;
• Tactical Path Planning; Using Machine Learning in Games - Dr. John Funge
• Design of the Civilization 3 and 4 AI - Soren Johnson
• Rendering Styles and Post Processing - Shalin Shodhan
• Tactical Path Planning - Dr. John Funge
• Machine Learning in Games - Dr. Robert Zubek
• Physics and Cloth in Games - Dustin Barnard
• Authoring Agent Behaviors - Chad Dawson & Mr. Joe Virskus

In addition to this breadth and depth of lectures, the Korean Game Academy attendees will also visit various Bay area gaming companies: Cryptic Studios, Shaba Games, Electronic Arts, and Lucas Arts. In addition, a variety of social activities is planned for the ETC guests.

This year's attendees in the Korean Game Academy residency are:
• Ahn, Mira
• Choi, Dong Ook
• Kee, Chang Jin
• Kim, Chan Soo
• Kim, Seong Dong
• Kim, Young Joon
• Koh, Chan
• Lee, Wan Bok
• Park, Heejoon
• Lee, Myounjae
• Lim, Seung Hyun
• Oh, Jong Eun
• Park, Seung Joon
• Um, Sangwon