Robert Tercek Set to Deliver Keynote Address at GDC Mobile 2007Day Two Examines the Evolution of the Mobile Gaming PhenomenonPRNewswire SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP's Game Group today announced Robert Tercek, co-founder of PeopleJam and a leading figure in the mobile games industry, will deliver a keynote address at GDC Mobile on the second day of the conference. Tercek's address titled, "The First Decade of Mobile Games," will trace the major milestones in the evolution of this nascent medium, and provide examples of the games that signify the turning points, breakthroughs, and pitfalls of the last decade. He will also share an analysis of the trends that will herald a major shift in the future of the mobile games entertainment sector. GDC Mobile is taking place March 5 - 6 at the Moscone Convention Center North in San Francisco. "We are honored to have Robert Tercek, a well-respected industry expert and mobile games visionary, keynote our sixth annual conference," said Jamil Moledina, executive director, Game Developers Conference. "The mobile games sector has vast business opportunities for developers and publishers, and Tercek is best positioned to dissect learnings of the past to drive the market forward." Robert Tercek is the founding chairman of GDC Mobile since its inception in 2002. He has been a senior executive in the games industry since 1993 and has served as an advisor to the Game Developers Conference since 1998. He played an instrumental role in the worldwide growth of two groundbreaking mobile companies, PacketVideo Corporation and Mforma Group, before co-founding PeopleJam in 2006. Tercek supervised the creation of content services on several platforms, including the first Java-based multiplayer games on the web and the world's first wireless video deployments. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Southern California's School of Cinema & Television. In addition to more than 50 sessions, attendees have the opportunity to participate in the Mobile Game Innovation Hunt, a much-anticipated highlight of the conference. The competition gives developers and publishers the opportunity to pitch their most innovative game to a panel of expert judges and the audience for a chance to win unique prizes. Submissions are now being accepted through Feb. 2. This hour-long session will immediately be followed by the GDC Mobile Networking Reception on Monday, March 5, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The speaker line-up, session descriptions, and registration are available online at http://www.gdcmobile.com/. About the CMP Game Group (http://www.cmpgame.com/) A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives community through the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, the Serious Games Summit D.C., GDC Mobile, GDC Europe, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice Awards, GDC London, the London Games Summit, GDCTV, GDCRadio, and the GDC Focus On event series. For more information, please visit http://www.cmpgame.com/. About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. SOURCE: CMP Game Group CONTACT: Sibel Sunar, sibel@fortyseven.com, or Craig Sinel, Web site: http://www.gdcmobile.com/ Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Web site: http://www.cmpgame.com/ |