Apr 12, 2006 - Site Downtime - Some of you may have noticed problems with the I-CON site over the past few days. We have been having hardware issues with our server, which have now been resolved. All site functionality should now be fully restored... if you notice any issues, please email webmaster@iconsf.org. Thank you.

Mar 22, 2006 - Important Travel Update! - The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be taking place this Sunday, resulting in closures on Nichols Road between the Long Island Expressway and Rt. 347. Please use these directions to get to the convention on Sunday.

Mar 22, 2006 - New I-CON Community - ICON Science Fiction, Inc. is proud to announce its new project, community.iconsf.org. Designed to encourage community involvement and the open sharing of ideas and information, community.iconsf.org is our new hub for everyone who is interested in Science Fiction, Fact, and Fantasy (and Gaming, Anime, and everything else you might see at I-CON - and likely a whole lot more!). We encourage you all to stop in, take a look, and speak your mind - this site was created to allow you to immerse yourself further in the things that matter to you (and us).

Mar 22, 2006 - Indie Film Schedule - In addition to the main schedule and gaming schedule linked from our home page, the Indie Film schedule is now online. Also, an HTML (webpage) version of the schedule is coming soon, we thank everyone for their patience.

Mar 21, 2006 - Schedule Coming Soon Posted! - We know that many of you were anxiously awaiting the schedule for I-CON. Well, it's here! Go to the site index and check it out to see everything what I-CON 25 has in store for you!

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Website: http://www.gamingsteve.com

Stephen Glicker has spent most of his life playing video games, designing games, or writing about games ever since he was exposed to a Pong in the early 1970s and was instantly hooked for life.

Stephen’s career in computer games began during high school when he founded his first company Creative Simulations in 1986. During this time Stephen published his first computer game Mall Maniacs for the Apple II computer system, which he also wrote, designed, and programmed as well.

After Stephen's first successful foray into the gaming industry he attended Carnegie Mellon University, during which time he studied Policy & Management and Graphic Communications Management … fancy words for learning how to run a company and developing interactive games. Stephen also served as the Entertainment Editor for a local newspaper for two years and wrote a weekly column covering the game industry called "Press Start".

After attending college, Stephen started the Manhattan-based full-service digital media agency SuperNova Productions. This award-winning, multi-million dollar company specialized in creating a large variety of projects for a wide variety of media, including PC CD-ROM games, children’s games, web-based games, cell phone games, Palm games, and games for museums and galleries. Stephen has worked with some of the largest licenses in the world including Harry Potter, The Lion King, and Blue's Clues, as well as many others.

During this time Stephen also taught courses in interactive design, game design, 3D animation, and related topics at New York University, The New School, and Carnegie Mellon University. He has given a large number of lectures and workshops throughout the country and continues to speak at various venues.

After running SuperNova for eight years Stephen sold his company and has spent the last few years consulting with various companies within the game industry. Stephen also runs the gaming site Gaming Steve (www.gamingsteve.com) and publishes his semi-weekly podcast "Gaming Steve", which covers all aspects of the gaming scene.