My pal Steve Farrer just sent me a rundown on the Austin Independent Game Conference at the end of the week (November 29-30). Here's the info:
The video game industry is an $11 billion market and this conference will give you an insight into how it works and who is doing what….
There are some great speakers lined up this year:
Keynotes
Richard Garriott, NCSoftResearch & Game Design - Spending the Time to Get It RightMike Wilson & Harry Miller, Gamecock MediaAll the Reasons You Will Fail or Don't Even Think About It
PLUS – Game Demo night – bring your latest game and demo it to an audience of your peers…
Some of the Session Topics:
- 3D Engine Comparisons
- Best Practices in Quality Assurance
- How the State and Community Can Help You (Make Your Game)
- Pitching to Publishers
- Ads in Games
- Game Audio 101
We also have 2 new additions to the program that are very exciting:
- Project Horseshoe, the premier think-tank for the game industry will be presenting their 2007 findings for the first time at IGC! This is a rare opportunity to hear about the latest findings and recommendations from some of the best minds in the industry.
- Protecting Your IP will be presented by Epic Games' outside counsel for licensing the Unreal Engine, Zachary Bishop. Zach has negotiated license rights to this engine across the world, including within China. His experience and Insight are a terrific addition to the program.
Earlybird pricing is just $125 for the full conference program…students can register for $75!
Get all the details and register now at www.independentgameconference.com
