Austin Game Conference Surpasses Attendance Expectations; More Than 2400 Participants Take Part in AGC.AUSTIN, Texas -- The Game Initiative, the leading producer of conferences and events for game industry professionals, announced final attendance numbers today for last week's Austin Game Conference. More than 2,400 game industry professionals from 20 countries and representing over 520 companies converged upon the Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Austin, Texas, USA. The building is also home to the Austin Toros basketball team with a seating capacity of 3,200. , September 6-7-8, for three days of high-caliber speakers, news-making exhibitors, and networking events. In its 4th year, the Austin Game Conference continues to grow in both content and industry participation. The conference expanded from two to three days to incorporate more speakers and sessions into the conference program. A new addition this year, the Dell ArtZONE offered game designers advanced training with top training representatives from Autodesk and Softimage using Dell Precision Dell Precision is a line of workstation computers produced by Dell, Inc.. Current Dell Precision Desktop Models
The AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers this year brought together the sharpest minds from a variety of backgrounds to speak about the future of the game industry. The conference keynotes each enlightened the crowd with their respective expertise: Blizzard's Vice President of Design outlined World of Warcraft's secrets to success; Jon Landau, Producer and COO of Lightstorm Entertainment, explained the connections between creating games and films; Dell Inc. Chairman, Michael Dell Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. Biography Early life and education The son of an orthodontist, Dell was born in to an upper-class Jewish family and attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, addressed his company's future in the game arena; and Science-Fiction author Vernor Vinge Vernor Steffen Vinge (IPA: [ˈvɪndʒi]) (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. proposed that we're living in an age of connectivity and the future holds the possibility of "ubiquitous computing ubiquitous computing - Computers everywhere. Making many computers available throughout the physical environment, while making them effectively invisible to the user. Ubiquitous computing is held by some to be the Third Wave of computing. ." "AGC has become the premier source of technical information for developers creating the next generation of leading online games," said Christopher V. Sherman, Austin Game Conference Executive Director. "I am extremely pleased to see that our focus on the technology, art, design, production and business of games continues to attract attendees from across the country and even across world." In addition to an extra day of sessions, the conference added over 12,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space to the Technology Pavilion for a total of 45,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Over 80 companies exhibited in the pavilion, including Microsoft Casual Games, Online Game Services, Inc., IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Sony Computer Entertainment America, Critical Mass Interactive, BioWare Corp., K2 Network, Emergent Game Technologies, Ageia Technologies, Audiokinetic, Autodesk, Vivendi Games Vivendi Games (formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games) is a global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Vivendi Games is a 100% subsidiary of Vivendi SA. , Aria Systems, Softimage, and Simutronics-Hero Engine. Another highlight of the conference was the 4th annual LivePitch, sponsored by WildTangent Inc. More than 40 game developers presented their projects to leading publishers such as Capcom Entertainment, Game Trust, Inc., Comcast, Stardock Entertainment, NCsoft, GoPets Inc., PlayFirst, Majesco Entertainment Majesco Entertainment is a video game publisher founded in 1986. It first made a name as a reissuer of old titles that had been abandoned by their original publisher. By cutting the prices dramatically and, eventually, arranging the rights to self-manufacture games for both , Atari, Inc., Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable , iWin, WildTangent, and Codemasters. The 2007 Austin Game Conference will take place September 5th, 6th and 7th at the Austin Convention Center. About The Game Initiative The Austin Game Conference is produced by The Game Initiative, the leading producer of conferences and events for game industry professionals. Game Initiative events attract 5,000 game industry professionals from around the world as speakers, attendees, sponsors and exhibitors each year. The Game Initiative serves the needs of companies and people involved in producing interactive entertainment software and hardware for video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , handheld devices, personal computers and the Internet. Game Initiative events include the Austin Game Conference, the Mobile Game Conference, the Game Marketing Conference, the Casual Games Conference, the Game Audio Conference, the Game Writers Conference, the Advertising In Games Forum, , Game Technology Association Meetings and the How to Break into the Game Industry national conference series. More information about The Game Initiative can be found at http://www.GameConference.com. |
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