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Needless to say everyone was pretty pumped up by the time we went out to dinner where we had the opportunity to meet two more producers, Anthony and Geoff, and ask them a few informal questions. At the end of the tour we went back to a conference room and met up with Tim as well as Brent (senior producer) and Brian (Current Gen producer), who outlined the following day’s events and showed us a couple of videos. With all the basketball memorabilia around it felt as much a shrine to the sport as it did a video game development studio which made for a really awesome atmosphere. Something that I found very cool was having the opportunity to actually stand on the court that was once used for motion capture. We went through the various offices and production areas including the sound stage where Marv Albert and Steve Kerr recorded their commentary and the QA area. Inside the studio, many of the walls were adorned with CDs, artworks and other memorabilia associated with the NBA Live series. Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to use them ourselves but as you can see I got a couple of good shots from the building. When you first pull up to the entrance you’ll find a couple of outdoor sports facilities. It’s a great building with a campus-style feel. We were actually able to take some photos, some of which I’m allowed to share with you. The first afternoon, we had a tour of EA’s studios. It was great to finally meet him and hang out for a while. He’s actually the first person from the community I’ve had met face to face and I was thrilled to have the opportunity because I’ve had a lot of respect for him since I first discovered the NLSC back in 1997. Thanks Jon! Meeting Timīefore I get to the event itself, I would like to mention that I finally had the pleasure of meeting up with Tim a night before the main event began. He’s also a great guy to hang out with, he really put together a fun couple of days. I’d like to give a shoutout to Jon at EA at this time for all his work organising the event. I racked up a bit of large room service and minibar bill but it was definitely worth every cent. I’ll get to that stuff another time though.ĮA put us all up in the Sutton Place Hotel which was a fantastic place to stay. I arrived a couple of days before everyone else which gave me a couple of extra days to check out Vancouver and do some gift shopping. Aside from a long line at customs in Honolulu which led to panicked thoughts of missing the connecting flight it was a fairly enjoyable journey. Leading up to the trip excitement was playing tug of war with nerves since I actually don’t like flying (almost to the point of it being a phobia) but I was fine once I got into the air. This was actually my first trip outside Australia so that in itself was exciting for me in addition to my enthusiasm at getting a sneak peek at NBA Live 07. I left Sydney at 10:40 AM last Tuesday, embarking on a 16 hour flight that included a brief stop in Honolulu. It’s my pleasure to bring back some info on this year’s game as well as some shots of the game and a couple of other photos from the event. For those who are unaware, I attended EA Sports’ NBA Live 07 Community Day held at EA Canada’s studios in Vancouver where I had an opportunity to meet members of the production team and road test NBA Live 07 on Current Gen, Next Gen and PSP.