Industry Speaker Day
Industry Speaker Day at Game Design Expo is an entire day of talks with some of the leading minds in game design and development: the makers of games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, all under one roof. Throughout the day, we’re also hosting game company booths in the Vancity Theatre Atrium, and a special networking reception for attendees at the end of the day’s presentations.
Date & Location:
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Vancity Theatre at Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC
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8:00am-9:00am
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Meet, Greet & Sign-In |
9:00am-9:10am
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Welcome and Introduction, Dave Warfield, Game Design Head of Department, Vancouver Film School |
9:10am-10:00am
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Radiant Story: Dynamically created content in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bruce Nesmith, Director of Design, Bethesda Softworks (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
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10:10am-10:50am
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The Details Where Devils Dwell
Ian Christy, Senior Game Developer, Slant Six Games (Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City)
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11:00am-11:40pm
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Combat Design 101: Creating Cohesive Combat Systems
Mark Acero, Senior Combat Designer, Radical Entertainment (Prototype 2)
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11:50am-12:30pm
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Storytelling vs. Storyplaying – Lessons Learned in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Bruce Kelly, Game Designer, Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
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12:30pm-1:30pm
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Lunch |
1:30pm-2:10pm
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Everything You Know About Level Design is Wrong
Dan Taylor, Senior Designer, Ubisoft
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2:20pm-3:00pm
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Modern Combat 3: Competitive Multiplayer Design for iOS
Patric J. Mondou, Game Designer, Gameloft Montreal
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3:10pm-3:50pm
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It Seems Pretty Obvious When You Put It Like That – Lessons Learned While Designing a AAA MMO
Emmanuel Lusinchi, Associate Lead Designer, Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
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3:50pm-4:10pm
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Break |
4:10pm-5:00pm
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Independent Game Changers
Leaders of the local indie scene discuss the challenges, victories, and the changing landscape in independent games
Panelists:
Jake Birkett, Director, Grey Alien Games
Rick Davidson, CEO, Inspirado Games
Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, CEO, Silicon Sisters Interactive
Chevy Ray Johnston, Indie Game Developer
Brian Provinciano, CEO, Vblank Entertainment
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5:00pm-5:10pm
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Closing Remarks
Dave Warfield, Game Design Head of Department, Vancouver Film School
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5:10pm-8:00pm
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Networking Reception for Attendees
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* Speakers and panelists are subject to change.
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