Austin GDC Program Guide 2008

SPEAKERS Improv Teacher & Improvisor (Merlin Works) The Play is the Thing: Interactive Storytelling from the World of Improv Comedy Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Shana Merlin Celia Pearce Director of Experimental Game Lab & Emerge (Georgia Institute of Technology) The World That Players Wouldn’t Let Die Tues 4:30 - 5:30PM Lane Merrifield Executive VP & GM (Walt Disney Internet Group / Club Penguin) KEYOTE: At Their Service: Making a Difference by Putting Players First Mon 11AM - 12PM CEO (Cyan Worlds) The World That Players Wouldn’t Let Die Tues 4:30 - 5:30PM Attorney (Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geralds) My Game, My Rules: the Power and Pitfalls of End User License Agreements in Games Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM Game Designer (Multiverse) Designing for Player Sociability Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM COO (ImaginVenture SA) Evolving Business for MMOs Wed 9:30 - 10:30AM Subscriptions Versus Free-to-Play Tues 3 - 4PM Director of Customer Service (MindCandy.com) Gaming Communities & Kids: Do You Know Your ABCs? Tues 3 - 4PM Organic Fans: Free-Range Community Leadership for the Novice Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM VP of Business Development (Funcom) Evolving Business for MMOs Wed 9:30 - 10:30AM Dr. James Pennebaker Chairman of Dept. of Psychology (University of Texas) The Psychology of The MMO Gamer Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM Sound Design (Gearbox Software) Creating Foley for Games Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM CEO & Co-Founder (Social Gaming Network) The State of Facebook/Social Network Gaming Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Adjunct Faculty (USC School of Cinematic Arts) Everything I Need To Know About Virtual Worlds, I Learned at Theme Parks Wed 3 - 4PM Executive VP (NGI) The Future of the Metaverse Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM Game Designer & Design Correspondent (Divide by Zero) Ask Anything! Open Q&A with Speakers Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM We the Willing Wed 3:30 - 4:30PM & Unsharding: The Secret to Storytelling in a Massively Multiplayer Environment Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Managing Director (Venagen & Full Sail University) Holistic Video Game Optimization Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Development Director of baTTlefield HeRoes (DICE) How We Made Battlefield Heroes Our Journey From Game Team to Service Team Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM President (Immersyve, Inc.) Sustaining Player Engagement by Designing for Intrinsic Need Satisfaction Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM CEO (Green-Ear Gaming) Voice as a Service: Delivering Voice in Flash and Casual Games Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM CEO (Ghostfire Games) You’re Hired! How to Get HR to Notice You Wed 1:30 - 2:30PM Ask Anything! Wed 4:30 - 5:30PM Application Engineer (Autodesk) New Capabilities. New Tools. New Technologies. Experience What Autodesk® Maya 2009®, MotionBuilder 2009® & Mudbox 2009® Have to Offer Mon 4:30 - 5:30PM Manager of 3D Internet & V-Business & Business Management (IBM) Business Use of Virtual Worlds: Case Studies for Conducting Business Wed 11AM - 12PM Executive & VP (Marvel Entertainment) Online Gaming From an Executive Perspective Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Lead Composer (HamsterBall) Iron Composer Texas, Year 1 Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Steven Roselle Michael Rowe Rand Miller Mark Petty Ira Rubenstein J. Michael Monahan Shervin Pishevar Randall Ryan Patricia Pizer Bob Moore, Ph.D. Arzhange Safdarzadeh Jessica Mulligan Jeffrey Pope Senior Graphics Engineer (Intel) Performance Considerations for Intel® Integrated Graphics Mon 3 - 4PM Audio VLSI Architect (Creative Labs Advanced Technology Center) New MIDI-Based Game Audio Techniques Wed 3 - 4PM Faculty (Digipen Institute of Tech.) Deepening Player Immersion with Jungian Symbolism Wed 9:30 - 10:30AM Prof. of Entertainment Technology (Carnegie Mellon University) Hardcore Games for Casual Audiences Tues 9:30 - 10:30AM Founder & President (Live Gamer) Online Gaming From an Executive Perspective Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Lead Combat Designer (Bioware Austin) Endgame: How to Build High-End Gameplay for Your Most Devoted Players Mon 9:30 - 10:30AM Director of Operations (CyberSports, LTD) The Next Generation Customer Service Experience Mon 1:30 - 2:30PM Composer & Sound Designer (Ohio State University) Iron Composer Texas, Year 1 Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Tom Savell James Portnow Rebecca newton Stephen Brock Schafer Jesse Schell nicolay nickelsen Eric Preisz Mark noland Bjarne Rene Andrew Schneider Application Engineer (Autodesk) Create and Animate Assets in Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® MotionBuilder 2009® and Autodesk® Mudbox 2009® Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM Director of Marketing (BioWare / EA) Marketing vs. Production: Marketing PWNS Every Time Mon 3 - 4PM Principal Lead Programmer of Game Play (BioWare Austin) Accelerating Programming Teams in an Iterative Environment Tues 3 - 4PM Damion Schubert Scott Rigby Leo Olebe George Scotto Mike Rojas Damon Osgood Jesse Searls Ed Roman Jason Page Audio Manager (SCEE Technology Group) KEYNOTE: Is That It? Next Gen Audio Wed 11 - 12PM Founder & CEO (Bunchball) Dunder Mifflin Infinity: A Case Study in Using Game Mechanics to Drive Community Behavior Wed 9:30 - 10:30AM CEO (Playfish) 10 Key Ingredients for a Successful Social Game Tues 9:30 - 10:30AM CEO (ActorMachine) Interactive Actors That Express Emotion Mon 3 - 4PM Kristian Segerstrale Rajat Paharia Gerry Seidman 28 Austin Game Developers Conference | September 15-17, 2008 | Austin Convention Center | Austin, Texas | www.AustinGDC.net https://www.cmpevents.com/GDAU08/a.asp?option=G&V=2&CPid=226&Sortby=1&SPln=0&cid=AGC08_PGWPX2 http://MindCandy.com 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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