Develop is one of those conferences that truly brings together a great group of industry professionals in a location that’s not too large, nor too small and isolated. We view Develop much like the LOGIN Conference.
Here is a set of Develop 2013 photos to see what we mean:
“Every year, the art and science of community management is becoming more predictable,” said Jono Bacon, the Community Leadership Summit lead organizer. It’s becoming a renaissance, and over the last few years the practice is starting to be written down and documented. It’s evolving.
The 5th Community Leadership Summit (CLS), an unconference focused on community management and leadership, was held in Portland, Oregon on July 20-21 this year.
There are two general observations worth noting.
First, attendees observed that topics that were typically coming up year after year at the conference, in the sessions, are changing, evolving, or disappearing altogether. This means that community managers are learning, evolving, and advancing onto more complex topics.
Second, there was an overarching question of: How do community managers deliver value? One of the main benefits of an unconference like the Community Leadership Summit is that attendees can explore the answer to this question. Many of the sessions I attended touched on this topic. Translating community growth and management into value that a company can understand is becoming more and more clear.
The experience from the open source community continues to lead and prove the value of community management. The role of the community manager is evolving and becoming more complex.
Read more at opensource.com.
Liz Ohanesian from LA Weekly gives her account on the great things to see at both Dragon*Con and San Diego Comic-Con, as well as which one your type of gaming interests might be best suited to for.
“Both Dragon*Con and San Diego Comic Con are massive gatherings, but they are drastically different conventions. Comparing them isn’t easy or even necessary. If you can only attend one of these two conventions, make sure you pick the one that best suits your interests. I’ve broken down some deciding factors below, excluding price, as neither is cheap and the actual cost will depend on how far you have to travel and how early you start making arrangements.”
Read on for the complete article at LA Weekly.
We chat with the ChinaJoy team to talk about the event and what attendees can expect later this month. ChinaJoy, combined with multiple conference events within the main event, is the largest game industry event in China. Hosted at the Shanghai New International Expo Center and nearby Kerry Hotel, you don’t want to miss this event if you are traveling to Asia this month!
E4G: ChinaJoy is one of the world’s biggest gaming events that combines multiple events (ChinaJoy, CGDC, CGBC, etc). What are the key areas that new attendees would be interested in discovering at each?
ChinaJoy: As has already been stated, ChinaJoy and its conferences like CGDC and CGBC have achieved great success. In order to continue to maintain this leading position, we always focus on the latest trends of the game industry and accordingly adjust ChinaJoy and related conferences at a moment’s notice to ensure that our exhibitions and conferences can fully keep up the development pace of the industry.
For example, according to the development of the mobile Internet and its impact on the game industry, we have made “Games Composing Your Dream, Mobility Inspiring Future Vision”” the theme of ChinaJoy 2013. Both the exhibitions and the conferences like CGBC and CGDC increase the proportion dedicated to mobile games and relevant topics. In addition, we have also upgraded the China Mobile Entertainment Development Forum of ChinaJoy into an independent event called World Mobile Game Conference (WMGC), making WMGC a comprehensive game forum with special attention to mobile games. This event also includes one- day conference and two-day exhibition and is held simultaneously with ChinaJoy.
E4G: How do you see ChinaJoy in comparison to U.S. events like GDC as a conference, and E3 Expo as the more public media oriented event?
ChinaJoy: The major difference of ChinaJoy from GDC and E3 is that ChinaJoy is a comprehensive forum of the gaming industry rather than concentrating on a single game exhibition or conference but brings the game exhibition (ChinaJoy expo), China Game Business Conference (CGBC) and China Game Developers Conference (CGDC) together into a multiple event. The ChinaJoy expo now includes two parts: the B TO C Area for gamers and the B TO B Area for businesses.
The United States is center of the world’s gaming technology, and the GDC which was held there is the world’s top game developers’ conference. While the China Game Developers Conference (CGDC), which is held in conjunction with ChinaJoy, has made “Set foothold in China, connect the world and promote technology exchange and progress” its mission statement. Therefore, compared with GDC, CGDC involves more Chinese elements, such as the exchange of staff’s experience in game production. CGDC places communication with global game developers as a top priority, so we can now see that there are an increasing number of game developers from the United States, Japan, Korea and other countries to share their experience on CGDC.
E3 was once the world’s most famous game exhibition. In recent years, it has focused more on the game professionals’ participation. At this stage, it’s very similar to ChinaJoy’s B TO B Area; however, ChinaJoy’s B TO C Area is of a much larger scale, a wider range of participants and more visitors.
E4G: Events that have run for several years have quite a history behind them, even in a newer industry like games. What is ChinaJoy’s history?
ChinaJoy: The ChinaJoy expo has developed over a decade since its debut in 2004. It has witnessed the complete development process of the Chinese game industry to evolve from agent operations to independent R&D and finally to participation within the global market. Along with the rapid development of the Chinese game industry, the physical floor space of the ChinaJoy expo has also grown from the initial 10,000 square meters to the current 70,000 square meters, and the expo has also expanded from a single B TO C Area at the beginning into a comprehensive exhibition we see now, including both the B TO B Area and B TO C Area.
The B TO B Area is now more comprehensive and much more varied in terms of exhibition activities. Visitors and professionals from around the world have regarded ChinaJoy as a global annual industry event which is a must to attend. Every year, ChinaJoy attracts more than 400 exhibitors and over 200,000 visitors, including more than 20,000 trade visitors and thousands of journalists.
E4G: The Chinese game industry is exploding in growth with events like ChinaJoy becoming more and more prominent. Where do you see ChinaJoy in five years?
ChinaJoy: The event organizers are working hard to improve the business functions of ChinaJoy and to expand its coverage to various industries. Along with the restructuring and development of the global game industry, ChinaJoy will also correspondingly adjust the contents and forms of its activities to fulfill the needs of enterprises. For example, the World Mobile Games Conference (WMGC) held during this year’s ChinaJoy is a brand new conference which was created to meet the current industry’s trends, in order to better serve the global mobile game industry and professionals. Over the next five years, ChinaJoy shall continue its rapid development while constantly adjusting itself to fully meet the needs of the industry and professionals.
E4G: Speaking of traditions and history, we were looking at the Golden Plume Awards page. Can you tell us more about this award show and other events one can expect to see when attending ChinaJoy?
ChinaJoy: As the Chinese game industry’s most influential, oldest official award, the Golden Plume Award has been awarded over the past decade. Its most noteworthy feature is that the award winners are selected by gamers’ votes. Every year, millions of game enthusiasts all over China vote for the winners. Therefore, the award has become the most coveted award for all game developers across China. The selection of the award winners starts in the second half of every year, and the award ceremony is held in Beijing at the end of the year.
At the ChinaJoy venue every year, in addition to the exhibitions and conferences, there are also many interesting and exciting activities which visitors can take part in, such as the world’s largest Cosplay contest – ChinaJoy Cosplay Carnival, IEM, VGL, etc. For B TO B Area visitors, this year’s WMGC and the publication of the White Paper of Global Mobile Game Industry will undoubtedly be the highlights of ChinaJoy 2013.
E4G: What keynote speakers and celebrity guests can attendees expect to see at this year’s event?
ChinaJoy:
E4G: For those hoping to attend from overseas, what are the best airlines and hotels they should book?
ChinaJoy: We have a list of recommend hotels for those who plan to attend ChinaJoy and related conferences. For details, please visit the site: http://btocen.chinajoy.net/zn_Hotel.aspx
E4G: Anything else you would like to share about ChinaJoy and the local game industry?
ChinaJoy: The influence of ChinaJoy on the global game industry comes from ChinaJoy’s own activities and the participation of global industry members. Every year, major game companies and related industrial institutions from all over the world organize dozens of their own social and promotional activities during the ChinaJoy expo. Every year, more than US$100 million worth of orders are generated through business negotiations and talks at ChinaJoy’s B TO B Area. Therefore, the success of ChinaJoy comes from the combined efforts of the global game industry and its members. As the organizers, we are very grateful to all the industry members for their support and participation.
E4G: Thanks ChinaJoy team for sitting down with us to chat about the upcoming event!
– Interview by Jessee Boullion
Zynga has confirmed that Don Mattrick is no longer Microsoft’s head of the Interactive Entertainment Business, and has been appointed chief executive at the social games firm, effective July 8, 2013.
Gamelab Barcelona is the most important video games event for the video games industry and interactive entertainment companies and projects in the European video games sector, with special attention to those ones in an early stage of development. Gamelab Barcelona serves as an effective hub for local companies looking to expand their business globally. Spain is currently the sixth biggest market in the world when it comes for using videogames and the fourth biggest market in Europe. Not to forget the fun part, people are able to try some of the new games during this video games Barcelona event.
Following the success from previous Gamelab Barcelona, this year is going to be the 9th edition of this video games event where 3 of them are held in Barcelona. From the 26th of June to 28thof June 2013, Gamelab Barcelona will reunite the main international creators and gurus of the video games industry to analyze the latest creative, technological and business trends of the moment, and to give a prediction how the very near future of digital entertainment will be and how people will live in it. The Gamelab Barcelona 2013 will be held at the Filmoteca de Catalonia in Barcelona and is expected to be attended by over 1500 professionals, 200 game companies, 150 journalists, 20 countries, and 10 000 casual visitors (consumers).
– Games & Digital Entertainment Conference: Top creators from all around the world analyze the technical, creative and business trends in today’s world.
– Technical and Business Bootcamps and Workshops: A closer approach to specific technical and strategic knowledge offered in an exclusive selection of seminars, workshops and bootcamps feauturing experts and highly recognized global firms.
– Business Meetings: Business matching tool of Gamelab Barcelona allows participants to gain visibility for their companies and projects, and to find out in advance which potential partners and clients will be attending the show.
– Games & Digital Entertainment Showcase: Companies exhibit their latest games, products and services during this video games Barcelona event to the audience, the participants of the business meetings and the press.
– Game Industry Awards Night: A two hours exclusive show and party where the professional community celebrates the best games and projects showed at Gamelab Barcelona
– Networking Events & Parties: Gamelab Barcelona offers a program of exciting networking and social events to make a remarkable experience to everyone. This is a great opportunity to share something else more than just work.
– PR & Marketing Actions: Gamelab Barcelona offers several opportunities for those companies looking to connect and improve their visibility towards consumers, as they are one of the most followed industry events in Europe.
Most of the attendees come from all around Europe where English is the main language of the event, but conferences are also translated to Spanish during the Gamelab Barcelona. This will make it more accessible for the local audience and visitors from Latin America.
Checkout the Gamelab Barcelona schedule, and read more news about activities and contents that is revealed on the Gamelab 2013 website. You can stay tuned to Gamelab Barcelonathrough Facebook .
The games finalists for the 2013 Spanish Games Industry Awards has been announced today by the jury of the Spanish Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Deadlight from Tequila Works with five nominations and The Respawnables from Digital Legends Entertainment with four are the games that have more candidacies this year.
With three nominations we find Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, from Mercury Steam Entertainment, Nihilumbra from Beautifun Games and Shiny the Firefly, from Stage Clear Studio.Among them the jury will select the Best Spanish Game of the Year.
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony to be held on the evening of Thursday, June 27 at the Filmoteca of Catalonia (Barcelona). The fans and the media also have the opportunity to participate in the awards voting through Gamelab Facebook page).
Here are the details on the Game AI Conference in the video below (left: Alex Champandard, right: Petra Champandard-Pail).
The tenth edition of Europe’s most relevant games industry conference achieved results the organizers had only dared to dream of.
With four packed days, new pre-conference events such as Unite Nordic, an Indie Night with more than 800 visitors, and the main conference itself breaking all records, Nordic Game 2013 was a true celebration of the Nordic games community.
Here are some of the many highlights:
The numbers went through the Slagthuset roof
More visitors than ever before took the trip to Slagthuset in Malmø, Sweden this year. 600 guests learned about Unity at the Unite Nordic event (21-22 May), 800 played new games from the huge talent scene of the region at Nordic Game Indie Night (22 May), and more than 1400 delegates joined main conference NG13 (23-24 May).
Tim was here!
It was not easy getting all guests inside the auditorium of the Slagthuset venue in time on the first conference day, but once there legendary developer Tim Schafer welcomed the audience with his opening keynote speech. The undisputed highlight of a program with more than 70 prominent speakers, Tim was backed up by a string of global as well as local heroes, including keynotes by Unity’s David Helgason, and the audio team from Telltale Games’ “The Walking Dead”.
3 Million to new Nordic games
11 new Nordic game projects were granted 3 Million DKK in the 2013 support round of the Nordic Game Program, among them Erik Svedäng, Sweden who received 300 000 DKK for his anticipated game “Else – Heartbreak”.
More at http://www.nordicgameprogram.org/?id=60
Hitman took main award
Danish IO Interactive took the “Best Nordic Game of the Year” prize at the annual Nordic Game Awards on 23 May with “Hitman: Absolution”. Other award winners were Supercell’s “Hay Day”, and “Unmechanical” by Teotl Studios from Sweden.
Megapop won the Live-Pitch at NG13
Norwegian Megapop is a startup studio founded by former Funcom (“Age of Conan, The Longest Journey”) and Artplant (“Battlestar Galactica Online”) developers. Their first game, “Trolls vs Vikings”, won the annual Live-Pitch at NG13 in a fierce battle between four Nordic companies in the final round. Megapop pitched to a panel of noted, professional game investors, as well as the large NG13 live audience. More about that here: http://megapopgames.com.
See you at NG14!
The above was just some of the many highlights of Nordic Game 2013. Please visit www.nordicgame.com, as well as our Facebook and Twitter pages for pictures, quotes, comments, and follow-ups. And don’t forget to book 21-23 May 2014 for the next edition of Europe’s most relevant industry conference.
Lastly, a big thank you for supporting us to all participants, guests, partners, friends and not least our esteemed sponsors and partners of Nordic Game 2013:
Malmö Stad, Region Skåne, Nordic Game Program, Autodesk, BlackBerry, Sony, Unity, Simplygon, Rovio, Innogames, King, Basho, Applifier, ARM, Softlayer, Havoc, 10gen, Media Evolution, Copenhagen Game Collective, Gamefounders, PR Nordic, EGCA, EGDF, Nordic Media Desks, Quo Vadis, The Game Assembly, Renaissance Malmö Hotel, Casual Connect, Festival of Games, EDGE, Gamesindustry.biz, Develop, PixelTV, Gamer.no, Videogames Pockett, TouchArcade, and Daily Rush.
From magmic.com: It’s almost time for the second annual Ottawa International Games Conference (OIGC)!
Are you currently working in the gaming industry or would like to? If yes, then you pretty much have to attend this conference. The Ottawa International Game Conference showcases the innovations and emerging trends in the Ottawa and Canadian gaming industry. You’ll learn from the best and also have a chance to network with all 43 incredible speakers. And you’ll get some awesome swag throughout the event!
Founded by a consortium of game studios in 2012, the Second Annual OIGC is set to take place May 30th-31st at the Ottawa Convention Centre and will bring together the geek developers, whisky drinking business types, and artsy creatives. Keynote speakers will blow minds, dynamic panels may turn into shouting matches, exhibitors will give away tons of SWAG, and the parties are going to make us wish handheld cameras were never invented.
Ottawa International Games Conference
Top 5 Reasons to Register Today!!
1.Save 50% off if you register by Friday and use discount code “mobilenations” and 35% off till the day of and use the discount code “producer”
2.MEET 3 O’Reilly authors including Tynan Sylvester, Gabe Zichermann, and David M. Bourg and a free book for the next 100 people who REGISTER
3.GET INVITED to the VIP Speaker and Sponsor kick-off party on Wednesday May 29th FOR the next 100 PEOPLE that REGISTER
4.Attend as many of the 39 SESSIONS/KEYNOTES we have planned including the pre-conference DEVELOPMENT DAY being held at the Ottawa Novotel as well as a JOB RECRUITMENT day at the Convention Centre
5.Meet the 43 incredible SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS we have as part of this years line-up
Read more at magmic.com.
NeuroGaming Conference and Expo is the where your mind and body meet game play. Neurogame developers are using the latest emotional, cognitive, sensory and behavioral technologies to create radically compelling experiences to engage and entertain gamers worldwide.
Hear from over 50 companies involved in neurogaming
Try out the coolest neurogaming technologies
Be amazed from a over a dozen mind blowing panels
Find out how neurogame design works
Organized by the Neurotechnology Industry Organization, NeuroGaming is the only place that you’ll be able to experience everything from brain-controlled games to true augmented virtual reality experiences and even cognitive enhancing devices that send mild electrical pulses to your brain to improve concentration during game play, and so much more.
•NeuroGaming 2013 Conference will bring together all the players from across the emerging neurogaming industry and beyond to share insights and visions. Meet with the key people who are coming together for this first ever event including rock star CEOs, VPs of corporate development, venture partners, angel investors, VP Monetization, game designers, game producers, and more.
• NeuroGaming 2013 Expo will let you get your hands and minds on all these amazing new neurogaming technologies. We are bringing together all these cool technologies for you to play with in a floor expo that will blow your mind.
Conference Highlights
At NeuroGaming 2013 you’ll…
•Find out how neurogaming technologies are creating new growth opportunities
•See what venture and strategic investors are looking to fund in the space
•Hear from industry thought leaders and start up veterans on what’s next
•Learn how neurogaming will impact all facets of the gaming industry
•Discover new partnering and revenue making opportunities
•Try out the latest neurogaming technologies for yourself
Neurogaming is a disruptive force that will transform nearly every facet of the gaming industry, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies on the cutting edge to take leadership roles. If you are interested in the future of gaming or of humankind this is a must attend event.
Conference Location: 540 Howard Street
Hotel: We have a room block at the Hotel W in San Francisco, 1 block away. Room special room rates are available until March 30.
Cancellation Policy
After April 15, due to commitments to vendors, no refunds are available for cancellations or no-shows. Prior to April 15, cancellations will be charged a $200 processing fee.
Media
Must be verified media. To request a press pass please send relevant information to zack@neurogamingconf.com (limited passes available).
To Exhibit
We have space for 50 exhibitors with a variety of booth sizes. We will give priority space to companies who have directly relevant technologies to the neurogaming space. Please contact zack@neurogamingconf.com for exhibition information.
To Sponsor
Sponsorship identifies your company as a leading organization in the neurogaming community. There are multiple sponsorship levels and opportunities to suit your needs. Please contact zack@neurogamingconf.com for more details.
Conference Support Team
Zack Lynch, Elizabeth Olsen, Ian McGee, Jake Dunagan, Sana Choudary, Kathleen Kralowec, Anya Shapina, Japheth Dillman, Todd McCollough, Catherine Goldberg
AMD has announced its third annual developer summit that will kick off on November 11th in San Jose, California. It’s called APU13, and it is worth noting that previous AMD developer summits were pretty much where the Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation was formed. The developer summits hosted by AMD are certainly quite an interesting event and has become a thing to keep an eye on in the semicon industry.
Judging by the APU13 agenda, we’ll see some updates from the HSA Foundation members that have been working on a standards-based heterogeneous compute (HC) ecosystem as well as the first AMD Ventures Innovation Summit that will shed some light on software and application development companies that utilize and expand uses for AMD solutions.
Phil Rogers, corporate fellow at AMD and president of the HSA Foundation noted that this year’s summit will be used to build on the AMD commitment to lead the heterogeneous computing era and bring together technology influencers from all over the world to share in our vision and strategy for an open standard HC ecosystem.
Jon Peddie, principal and founder of Jon Peddie Research noted that previous two developer summits exceeded his expectations and were actually a place for an open and instructive exchange of ideas on software development, tools and APIs, free from the marketing hype that you get at many conferences.
AMD is certainly staying true to its commitement with the HSA Foundation as well as the heteregeneous compute ecosystem and fruits of its labor are certainly starting to be noticed.
You can check out more about the APU13 event here.
Article from: Fudzilla
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