CMP Technology Launches New Mobile Games Seminar - September 27-28, 2007Speaker Submissions Now Open for Developer-Focused Seminar Offering In-Depth Technical Sessions on Programming, Production, Post-Production and MorePRNewswire SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Game Group, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference (GDC) and GDC Mobile, today announced its first Mobile Games Seminar to be held September 27-28, 2007 at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown. The seminar offers attendees the knowledge and tools crucial to shortening mobile game development cycles through lectures and tutorials on programming, production, art, design and audio. The seminar will also explore a variety of business options, including alternative distribution and merchandising models. "As GDC Mobile has grown over the past six years, we have seen the mobile games business mature and have recognized the need for a dedicated forum that offers the technical mobile games developer community a place to come together to tackle the common challenges involved in the development of mobile content," said Evelyn Donis, Conference Manager. "The Mobile Games Seminar was created to address the technical, artistic and operational challenges facing our industry," said Matthew Bellows, General Manager of Floodgate Entertainment, and member of the Mobile Games Seminar Advisory Board. "From engineers to executives, I believe everyone who attends the seminar will find approaches and resources to help them with their most vexing mobile game issues." Speaker submissions are now being accepted through June 8 on topics covering: - New approaches to solving technical issues on different platforms and
SDKs, including: J2ME, BREW, Flash Lite, Windows Mobile and N-Gage;
- The complexities of production pipelines, porting, testing and
certification;
- Techniques to enable enhanced graphic APIs and audio;
- Success stories on self-publishing for mobile games and the pros and
cons of licensed content
Attendees will also meet and network with industry professionals ranging from programmers, producers and designers from leading game companies and independent studios to senior executives from carriers, handset manufacturers, technology companies and platform providers. The Mobile Games Seminar Advisory Board is comprised of talented industry leaders, including: - Matthew Bellows, GM, Floodgate Entertainment
- Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
- Guido Henkel, CEO, G3 Studios
- Mark Ollila, Director of Technology and Strategy, Games, Multimedia,
Nokia
- John Szeder, Co-founder, Mofactor
- Stephen Wilkinson, CSSD Graphics Software Technical Lead, Texas
Instruments
For more information about the Mobile Games Seminar, including details on each track and the topics for which the advisory board is seeking speaker submissions, visit: http://www.mobilegamesseminar.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 its award winning lineup of print, online and event products. These include Game Developer magazine, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, GamesOnDeck.com, SeriousGamesSource.com, GameCareerGuide.com, the Game Developers Conference, the Austin Game Developers Conference, GDC China, GDC Mobile, the Serious Games Summit, the Hollywood and Games Summit, the Game Career Seminars, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. 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 Brian Rubin, Web site: http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Web site: http://www.mobilegamesseminar.com/ Web site: http://www.cmpgame.com/ |