Lucas Arts and Sony Online Entertainment Honor University of Advancing Technology Employee/Student

Business Wire, April 26, 2004

Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004

With over 500,000 players worldwide, Star Wars Galaxies has become one of the most played and popular massive multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) in the industry today.

UAT employee and student Joe McCormack has been recognized by Sony Online Entertainment for the innovative design and programming used in the creation of his "Galaxies" fan site. In lieu of seeing the site, the games developer, Lucas Arts, were contacted, and went on to approve the site as an official "community" fan site. McCormack's site is one of only 23 sites worldwide to get approved and listed. The site is now listed on Sony's portal site for "Star Wars Galaxies" at http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/.> McCormack is a crack programmer who wanted to stretch his skills by building an interactive, multimedia driven fan site devoted to the "Galaxies" gaming community. McCormack stated, "I wanted to create a site which catered to the 'Galaxies' gaming community and included aspects and features never seen before."

In addition to winning numerous awards, McCormack's site, www.gamephasma.com, has also gained recognition from other community sites.

For more information and an interview with McCormack see: www.uat.edu/landingpages/newsletter/archive/february_2004/joeSite/

The University of Advancing Technology is an ACICS-accredited private university located in Tempe, Ariz. Designed to bring faculty, students and industry leaders together in a unique environment, the university continues to serve as a leader in education and the latest technologies. The school offers associate, bachelor and master's degrees in multimedia, software engineering and technology commerce, as well as professional development training. For more information, visit www.uat.edu.