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Eric Zimmerman , Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer, Gamelab - Opening bash presentation
In his fun, dynamic and captivating speaking style, Eric drew on his 13+ years of experience in the games industry, and delivered an incredible, insightful and interactive talk on what he sees are the gaming industry's possibilities for the future. Eric's presentation description is below:
GAMING THE FUTURE: Possible Evolutions of the Game Industry
Predicting the future is never a good idea, but that's not going to stop Eric Zimmerman from spinning out a handful of scenarios for how our industry might evolve over the next several years. Tying together current developments in the technology, distribution, audience, design, and culture of digital gaming, Eric will present possibilities both sunny and stormy for the next stages in the evolution of gaming.
Download Eric's presentation here ***************************** Nathon Gunn , CEO, Bitcasters - Case Study #1
Nathon kicked off the case studies by sharing his financing experiences, which include an adventurous $8m raise during web 1.0 as well as his recent and more successful efforts to secure millions in financing for a web 2.0 game initiative (from a mix of public, private and angel investors). Tips and tricks learned the hard way from Toronto to Silicon Valley will be shared, followed by a discussion to be based on questions from the audience. Download Nathon's presentation here ***************************** Phil Giroux , VP Business Development, Magmic Games - Case Study #2
Phil gave us an in-depth look at how far Magmic Games has come, becoming a world-leading developer and publisher of mobile entertainment, pursuing various form of content acquisition and strategic partnerships.
Download Phil's presentation here
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We had a blast at our inaugural GameON: Finance conference, thanks to the wonderful participants who brought their curiosity, expertise, and desire to share. With over 25 speakers, and 90 delegates, GameON: Finance offered a unique forum for discussions surrounding the future of the games industry in relation to financing. All participants in GameON: Finance are encouraged to complete THE GAMEON: FINANCE SURVEY to let us know what you thought, which parts you loved, and which parts you suggest that we give more love to. READ ABOUT GAMEON: FINANCE!
A special thanks to our funders and partners who made this possible: Ontario Media Development Corporation, Telefilm Canada , and PricewaterhouseCoopers .
WHAT GAMEON: FINANCE DELEGATES ARE SAYING: “It was well run, and the companies were far more mature than we expected. Our firm will be looking at two of the companies we met.” - 2008 Delegate. "Very well run, a great networking opportunity with a community that needed something like this to get together." - 2008 Delegate "This is a great start in educating and assisting the video game development community in Ontario. Way to go, IO!" - 2008 Delegate |
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'ValueQuest" Panel Tackles This and Other Questions at GameON: Finance Bitcaster’s CEO, Nathon Gunn will moderate a dyamic panel including guest panelists Vikas Gupta, CEO and President of TransGaming Technologies and Jon Walsh, CEO of Groove Media. This panel will explore what’s happening under-the-radar in the industry, and who is pushing normal expectations in developing new platforms and technologies. This panel will present some of the cutting edge innovations that could change the face of the industry, as well as how they are funded. “ValueQuest: Unleashing New Revenue and Strategic Advantage Through Tech IP”
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Interactive Ontario today announces that the early-bird deadline for registrations for GameON: Finance has been extended over the holidays to end of day January 9, 2008. The early bird price offers about 20% savings off of the regular price. "Although we are right on track for our projected attendance, we have been getting a lot of feedback that there are many people just finding out about GameON: Finance" says Ian Kelso, Executive Producer of the event. "We want to make sure they get the opportunity to take advantage of our great prices." The GameON: Start-up Pass has also been extremely popular and qualified companies should apply immediately due to limited availability. The pass is reserved solely for small game development companies with 5 employees or less. |
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 Richard Iwaniuk, Director of Business Development at BioWare will deliver a keynote presentation at GameON: Finance, Canada’s first conference dedicated to video games financing. Iwaniuk will speak about the challenges and opportunities growing an independent game development studio in light of changing and transformative markets. Recently named one of Gamasutra’s Top 5 Developers of 2007, BioWare, which was founded in 1995, has sold over 20 million copies of their popular game titles worldwide. |
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