Austin GDC Program Guide 2008

September 15-17, 2008 A ust i n C onvent i on C ent er • A ust i n , TX SPEAKERS Director of Research (Exponential Interactive Inc.) Innovative Ways to Launching New Games Online Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM Co-Founder & VP of Production (Metaplace.com) How to Manage Your Online Business During Growth and Decline Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM Editor (GameCareerGuide.com) You’re Hired! How to Get HR to Notice You Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM The Game Job Interview RPG Wed 2:30 - 3:30PM Student Services Director (DigiPen Institute of Technology) The Game Job Interview RPG Wed 2:30 - 3:30PM Ask Anything! Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM Founder (Maid Marian Entertainment) Making a Web-Based MMO in Your Attic With Shockwave Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM Director of Studio Services (NCsoft) The Next Generation Customer Service Experience Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM CTO (CCP) The Server Technology of EVE Online: How to Cope With 300,000 Players on One Server Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM VP of HR (Nexon Publishing NA) You’re Hired! How to Get HR to Notice You Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM Ask Anything! Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM & VP of Business Development (Turbine) Evolving Business for MMOs Wed 9:30 - 10:30AM Director of Engineering (+7 Systems) Hordes of Orcs: A Case Study in Automating Gameplay Balance Wed 3 - 4PM President & Co-Founder (Rebel Monkey) What Your Mother and Your Ten-Year Old Can Teach You About MMOs Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM Business Development Executive (EDS Global Testing Practice) Video Game QA Outsourcing: Does and Don’t, Best Practices & Challenges Mon 3 - 4PM Founder (MrJoy, Inc) Hordes of Orcs: A Case Study in Automating Gameplay Balance Wed 3 - 4PM Audio Business & Marketing Game Career Seminar Game Design Social Networking & Community Maria Domoslawska John Donham Founder (PushButton Labs) Efficient Robust Networking Wed 3 - 4PM Unlocking Flash to Build the Next Great MMO Tues 1:30-2:30PM Managing Director (Crossover Technologies) Subscriptions Versus Free-to-Play Tues 3 - 4PM Writer & Creative Consultant (Alchemic Productions) Music and Sound as Game Design Tools Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM VP of Disney Online Studios (Walt Disney Internet Group) Pirates of the Caribbean Online: Lessons Learned Tues 3 - 4PM Senior Software Engineer (Intel) OMG, Multithreading Is Easier Than Network Code Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Ben Garney Head of 3D Operations & Product Manager (Google) Google’s First Real Talk on Lively Since its Debut Tues 9:30 - 10:30AM Freelancer Pushing Envelopes Without Burning Bridges: Interactive Writing Soft Skills Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Project Manager (Mysterium) The World That Players Wouldn’t Let Die Tues 4:30 - 5:30PM Game Producer (Kaneva) Online Games Under Construction: Run Your Beta Right Mon 3 - 4PM Director of Business Development (LEGO Group) Breaking the Mold to Build Better Online Experiences for Children Wed 3 - 4PM Industry Veteran From Feudalism to Enlightenment: Building a Better EULA Mon 4:30 - 5:30PM Sound Designer (Comcast) A Generative, Adaptive Music System for MMO games Mon 3 - 4PM Chief Creative Officer (Turpitude) Sticky from the Start Mon 3 - 4PM Director of Community Relations (Flying Lab Software) The Psychology of The MMO Gamer Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM CEO (PayByCash - Internet Payment Solutions) How the World Pays Tues 4:30 - 5:30PM Mel Guymon Eric Goldberg Michael M. Hall Jill Duffy Brian Gomez Charlene (aka Eleri) Hamilton Gordon Dutrisac Mike Goslin Jonathan Hanna Orion Granatir Mark Hansen Gene Endrody Dr. Samuel Gosling Scott Hartsman John Erskine Professor of Psychology (University of Texas) The Psychology of The MMO Gamer Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM Andie Grace Halldor Fannar Guðjónsson Communications Manager (BurningMan.com) Organic Fans: Free-Range Community Leadership for the Novice Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM President (SaberDance Studios) Learning to Play: The Importance of Learning Styles and Gender in MMOs Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Freelance Pushing Envelopes Without Burning Bridges: Interactive Writing Soft Skills Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM VP of Product Strategy (Versant) Using the Versant Object Database in Your Next MMO Tues 3 - 4PM Head of Standards (MMA / Beatnik) New MIDI-Based Game Audio Techniques Wed 3 - 4PM Director of Design (Telltale Games) The Sandwich of the Month Club: Writing and Designing Successful Episodic Games Tues 3 - 4PM Lead Economist (CCP) Economic Design and Management of Virtual Worlds with a Large Shard Population Tues 4:30 - 5:30PM Jim Hedges Sheri Graner Ray Stieg Hedlund Paula Fellbaum Daniel Greenberg Troy Hewitt Robert Ferrari Robert Greene Kevin Higgins Christian Force Travis Hilterbrand Chris Grigg nick Fortugno Sr. Software Developer (Solid State Networks, Inc.) Keep Your Gamers CURRENT - Best Practices for Seamless, Reliable Patch Delivery Tues 3 - 4PM Vice President of Player Relations (ImaginVenture SA) The Next Generation Customer Service Experience Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Game Designer (Philomath Games) From Feudalism to Enlightenment: Building a Better EULA Mon 4:30 - 5:30PM Chief Creative Officer (Six to Start) We Tell Stories - A New Form of Storytelling Wed 3 - 4PM Dave Grossman Sven Hindman Guillaume Fournier Eyjolfur Gudmundsson Erin Hoffman Jon Frisby Adrian Hon Technology & Services Worlds in Motion Summit Writing for Games 25 https://www.cmpevents.com/GDAU08/a.asp?option=G&V=2&CPid=226&Sortby=1&SPln=0&cid=AGC08_PGWPX2 http://Metaplace.com http://GameCareerGuide.com http://BurningMan.com

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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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