Montreal, September 16th 2016— Montreal International Game Summit – MIGS16 welcomes its opening keynote: Gaming’s Gold Rush by Adam Boyes, a key figure in the video game industry and CEO of Iron Galaxy Studios. Previously at Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Midway Games and Capcom, Boyes will share his extremely valuable views on how record breaking console sales, VR & AR’s emergence & proliferation of PC gaming has led to the “Golden Age of Game Development”.
The largest technical conference on the American East Coast – which will take place on 13-15th November 2016 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal; also announces its official program. The program addresses a wide range of themes and issues in the video game industry worldwide such as VR/AR, eSports, streaming, influencer marketing as well as showcasing the success stories of Indie studios. MIGS16 is also proud to present renowned expert headliners for each conference track:
- Design – Matthew Gallant (Naughty Dog) will speak about his combat design and AI work on Uncharted 4
- Production and project management – Thomas Puha (Remedy Entertainment) talks about the making of Quantum Break
- Business and marketing – Sarah Wick (Revelmode) reveals the impact of influencers and youtubers on the future of game marketing
- Visual Arts – Atanas Raykov (Rocksteady) explains the challenges of developing UI for VR
- Audio – RJ Mattingly (Popcap) will teach attendees how to make the sharpest tools and automate their processes
- Programming and technology – Anna Kipnis (Double Fine) will detail how to approach writing dynamic dialog systems
“Every year, MIGS is a key event in our calendar as it allows our community to have a privileged access to video game experts from around the world and brings us together. Our industry has experienced an enormous growth in Quebec. We therefore believe that MIGS is the appropriate showcase to highlight the technological advances, the commercial success stories and the distinctions that our Quebec studios were recognized for over the past year “, says Catherine Émond, Executive Director of Alliance numérique.
One of the largest video game hubs worldwide
Montreal, and the province of Quebec, is home to more than 10 000 developers and industry professionals, making it one of the largest video games industry hubs in the world. It is one of MIGS’s main missions to tap into this creative hub to facilitate a unique and exclusive access to high-level industry experts for its 3000+ attendees. With multiple conference tracks, master classes with world-renowned experts, a Technical Lounge and an Expo Zone, MIGS is designed with personal interaction in mind between experts, senior and junior professionals.
Since last year’s master classes were a roaring success, MIGS16 will welcome, for a second year running, industry names such as Alex McDowell (5D Global Studio) and Krzysztof Lipka (CD PROJEKT RED). The master classes will be brought to you by TECHNOCompétences.
For the very first time this year, MIGS hosts the Video Game Bar Association (VGBA) and their Summit on Games Business and Legal Affairs – the definitive conference for international practitioners of interactive entertainment law. MIGS is co-presented by the Canada Media Fund, an essential support for innovation in the industry of Canadian production. For more information about MIGS16 and to see the full program, please visit www.migs16.com.
About Alliance Numérique
Since its creation in 2001, Alliance Numérique (AN) has been the business network for Quebec’s video game industry. Its membership includes a full range of video game and digital entertainmentdevelopers of all sizes. It is also a key industry contact for government relations. Its mission is to support the growth and competitiveness of its members and put the province of Quebec center stage in the field of interactive content creation, production and distribution. Please visit www.alliancenumerique.com for more information.
About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. Please visit cmf-fmc.ca.
