ADVISORY/E3Expo 2004 Celebrates Ten Successful Years and Offers the Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Show.Business Editors ADVISORY...for May 11-14 E3Expo 2004 --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: The Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3Expo) 2004, "Where
Business Gets Fun," returns to Los Angeles this year
celebrating its tenth anniversary. E3Expo, the world's
leading interactive entertainment trade event, is owned by
the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
WHEN: Conference Dates: May 11-13, 2004 (Tuesday-Thursday)
Exhibit Dates: May 12-14, 2004 (Wednesday-Friday)
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)
WHY: 1. First Looks: Never-Before-Seen Products Exclusively at
E3Expo
E3Expo attendees have direct access to thousands of
never-before-seen computer and video games and related
products before they hit the shelves this holiday season.
Over the past ten shows, E3Expo has been the site of the
debut of approximately 10,000 new products, including
virtually every groundbreaking piece of software and hardware
to be introduced in the last decade. This year, exhibitors
are scheduled to debut their newest products on more than
525,000 square-feet at the LACC.
2. E3Insider
Bigger and better in its second year, E3Insider
(www.e3insider.com), the first-ever E3Expo web site for
consumers and game enthusiasts, will once again offer the
public an inside view of E3Expo. E3Insider -- "the official
virtual gateway to E3Expo" -- opens the event's "virtual
doors" to the public, offering millions of gamers a way to
see the show's action and excitement through interactive
coverage, news from exhibitor booths, interviews with
industry professionals, video clips, photo galleries and
stories about the show. During the three days of the 2003
show, the web site attracted more than ten million hits and
doubled that number the following month.
3. Media Briefing and Breakfast Details the State of the
Industry
Entertainment Software Association (ESA) President Doug
Lowenstein will host an exclusive Media Briefing and
Breakfast to discuss the state of the industry and share data
from the ESA's 2004 Consumer Game Usage Survey. The briefing
will take place in the Concourse West Hall Theater, Room 411,
on Wednesday, May 12, at 8 a.m. and breakfast will follow in
the Media Hospitality Suite, Room 515B.
4. Conference and Workshops Program
Each year, E3Expo provides attendees with an opportunity to
receive one-on-one access to industry leaders in an extensive
lineup of panels and workshops. This year's 37-session
program will feature more than 125 of the greatest minds of
the industry sharing their insight and expertise on the
hottest topics of interactive entertainment. This year's
conference themes include responding to the growth and change
of the new business landscape, identifying the opportunities
and challenges that game developers face, and measuring the
growth of online, mobile and handheld games. For more
information, visit http://www.e3expo.com/conference_programs/
5. "Into the Pixel" Digital Game Art Exhibition at E3Expo
For the first time, E3Expo is partnering with the Graphic
Arts Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts and the
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to deliver a juried
exhibition of computer and video game art. The showcase will
include art from published or soon-to-be published computer
and video games and will be open to the more than 60,000
E3Expo attendees.
6. "The Education Arcade" Special Conference Focused on Games
in Education
The MIT Comparative Media Studies program, in cooperation
with the ESA, will present a new three-day conference
dedicated to the topic of games in education from May 9-11.
The event will focus on key issues and emerging trends in the
use, development and marketing potential of games in
education. For more information, visit
www.educationarcade.org.
7. E3Expo Is Everything Consumers Want to Know About Games
E3Expo is not just the best place in the world to see the new
games and products that consumers are eager to learn about
and will be shopping for this holiday season. It's also host
to everything from celebrity appearances and mind-blowing
special promotions to cutting-edge displays and eye-popping
demonstrations. At E3Expo, you'll see the latest Hollywood
and music industry tie-ins, try out the most cutting-edge
technologies, and experience what's next all in one place, at
one time.
8. State-of-the-Art Media Facilities at E3Expo
E3Expo offers media an array of outstanding resources. The
Media Center is the hub of media-related information,
including show news, exhibitor information, interviews,
transcripts and access to show management. The Center also
provides a press kit area and a working newsroom equipped
with wired computers and wireless Internet capabilities.
9. Online and Mobile Games
The emerging online and mobile marketplaces offer many new
opportunities and challenges for the game industry. As these
sectors continue to grow, it is more important than ever to
understand this new technological landscape. E3Expo provides
a unique forum for industry professionals to network,
exchange ideas, discuss trends and compare global
perspectives on these and other sectors.
10. E3Expo: The Center of the Games Business for Ten Years
Over the past decade, E3Expo has hosted exhibitors on a total
of more than 4.5 million square feet of floor space,
approximately 520 times the length of the Golden Gate Bridge.
And as E3Expo has grown in the past ten years, so too has the
industry. E3Expo not only contributes an approximate $20
million a year to the Los Angeles economy, but also remains
the exclusive forum for groundbreaking milestones that have
shaped the course of interactive entertainment. E3Expo is
truly the best place on the planet to "See What's Next" in
interactive entertainment.
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