Austin GDC Program Guide 2008

AUSTIN GDC EVENTS Independent Games Festival Showcase Monday-Wednesday, September 15-17 | 11am - 4pm Location: Palazzo The organizers of the 10th Annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) proudly presents its first Annual IGF Showcase to be held at Austin GDC. Check out the best of the best of indie games from Austin and the Southern United States. Winners Include: Enigmo | Developer: Pangea Software, Inc. | Genre: Puzzle game | Platform: iPhone / iPod Touch FirEtEam rEloadEd | Developer: Pixel Mine Games | Genre: Multiplayer Action | Platform: PC glum BustEr | Developer: CosMind | Genre: Action/Adventure | Platform: PC mockingBird: thE gamE making gamE | Developer: Mockingbird Games | Genre: User-Generated Game Site | Platform: Web mushroom mEn: risE oF thE Fungi, mushroom mEn: thE sporE Wars | Developer: Red Fly Studio | Genre: ActionPlatformer | Platform: DS/Wii ashEn EmpirEs | Developer: Iron Will Games | Genre: Fantasy MMO | Platform: PC toyBox hEroEs | Developer: Team Shirt @ The Guildhall at SMU | Genre: Action/Adventure | Platform: PC goo! | Developer: PillowFort | Genre: Action/Strategy | Platform: PC/TBA piratEs vs ninjas dodgEBall | Developer: Blazing Lizard | Genre: Arcade Sports | Platform: Xbox 360 Live Arcade Full-day Sponsored Tutorial: Developing Games with Open Source Technologies Monday, September 15 | 9am - 5pm | Location: Room 9C Sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and the Project Darkstar Community Open source technologies bring cutting edge innovation, source code accessibility, rich community support, and a pricetag that can’t be beat to developers in every industry — including the online game industry. In this one day mini-track you will learn first hand from leading game developers and technology providers about open source game engines, tools, and server technologies that are changing the economics of online game development today. AGEnDA 9 - 9:50am Open Source Technology: Views From the Big Chair 12 - 1:15pm Lunch Break 1:15 - 1:50pm Demos from the Community: A Selection of Game Demos from Open Source Communities Chris Melissinos (Chief Gaming Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.) Emanuel Greisen (CEO, Gamalocus), Jeff Kesselman (CTO, Rebel Monkey) Jesse Schell (CEO, Schell Games, former Creative Director of the Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio), Daniel James (CEO, Three Rings), Jessica Tams (President, Casual Connect), Josh Slack (Creator, jMonkeyEngine) 2 - 2:50pm Developer Pipeline: Filling your Tool Chain 10 - 10:50am 3D Game Engines Josh Slack (jMonkeyEngine), Dave Williams (Ogre3D), Sean Hammond (Panda3D) 3 - 3:50pm 2D Game Engines Jeff Kesselman (CTO, Rebel Monkey) 11 - 11:50am Tumbling, Falling and Breaking: Bullet Open Source, Professional Physics Engine 4 - 5pm Project Darkstar: Open Source Technology for Multi-threaded Game Development Erwin Coumans (Main author of the Bullet Physics Library and Simulation team lead at Sony Computer Entertainment America) Yi Wang and Owen Kellett (Sun Microsystems’ Project Darkstar Team) For complete session description visit www.austingdc.net/events Expo Booth Crawl Tuesday, September 16 | 4 - 5:30pm Location: Expo Hall Eat, drink, and mingle your way around the 2008 Expo and catch the latest innovations in game development. Talk with company experts in a more relaxed atmosphere, and get your questions answered as you snack on happy hour goodies and enjoy catching up with technology – and friends. 22 Austin Game Developers Conference | September 15-17, 2008 | Austin Convention Center | Austin, Texas | www.AustinGDC.net http://www.austingdc.net/events/index.htm?cid=AGC08_PGWPX2 http://www.austingdc.net/events/index.htm?cid=AGC08_PGWPX2#igf http://www.austingdc.net/events/index.htm?cid=AGC08_PGWPX2#opensource http://www.austingdc.net/events http://www.AustinGDC.net

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Austin GDC Program Guide 2008 Contents Conference-at-a-Glance General Information Conference Overview Advisory Board Keynote Speakers Conference Sessions Game Career Seminar Worlds in Motion Summit Austin GDC Events Austin GDC Evening Events Speakers Sponsors & Media Partners Exhibitor Directory Expo Hall Map & Exhibitors

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