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GAME INDUSTRY ON FIRE,
14 COMPANIES RECRUITING
AT AUSTIN GAME CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 27-28
2,000+ developers; 130
speakers; 77 Exhibitors and Sponsors hit Austin, Texas Next Week
Austin, Texas -
October 19, 2005 - The video game industry is on fire as companies
continue to hire at a rapid pace. A record 14 game companies are
recruiting at this year's Austin Game Conference next week on October
27-28, 2005 in Austin, Texas. For individuals interested in advancing
their career in the game industry, this is the place to go to talk to
companies such as: Microsoft Game Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment,
Electronic Arts (EA), Midway, Ubisoft, THQ, Radical Entertainment,
Activision, High Voltage Software, BioWare, Perpetual Entertainment,
Multimedia Games, Flagship Studios, Emergent Game Technologies and
others. Conference details and registration information are available at
http://www.GameConference.com
The third annual Austin Game
Conference is a must attend event for game industry professionals. The
conference is affordably priced, with online registration for
professionals just $165 until Oct. 26, 2005. Onsite registration is
$195. Student registration is $115 online until Oct. 26th and $145
onsite. The conference program has been expanded to deliver even more
critical information on creating and developing mobile, multiplayer and
massively multiplayer games with a special emphasis on emerging
platforms.
Highlights Include:
- 130 speakers, 9 conferenece tracks, 55 exhibitors in the technology
pavilion.
- 2,000+ developers, speakers and exhibitors from around the world
- Special sessions on Xbox 360Live/Marketplace, XNA studio and Next-Gen
Graphics on Vista
- TechPavilion and Attendee Lounge showcasing the latest tools,
technologies, products and services. Attendee Lounge sponsored by Mythic
Entertainment
- Official Conference Party sponsored by K2 Networks Inc. - a not to be
missed event.
- Khronos Developer University
This FREE one day hands-on work shop provides up-to-the-minute training
on industry standard APIs for embedded graphics and video processing.
These APIs, including OpenGL ES and OpenVG, are vital for
state-of-the-art game development on emerging handheld platforms
including cell phones. Details and registration information are
available at
http://www.gameconference.com/conference/khronos.html
- Sponsors and Exhibitors
include:
Xbox 360
3Dconnexion, Inc.
Academy of Art University
Activision
Alias
Anark Corporation
Animation Farm
Association of shareware professionals
ATI Technologies
Auran Games
Austin Business Computers
Austin Community College
Austin Technology Council
Autodesk
Avid Computer Graphics/SoftImage
Bigworld Pty Ltd.
BioWare Corp.
BuildForge, Inc.
Business Wire
Computer Graphics World
Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea
Develop Magazine
Dolby
Electronic Arts
Emergent Game Technologies
Enzyme Testing Labs
Exclaim Recruiting Agency & Premier Search
Game Instinct
Game Trust
GameDaily
GameDev.net
GamesIndustry.biz
GC Networks/Game Creation Magazine
Ginny's Printing
GoPets
Greenlightjobs
Guildhall at SMU
Havok
High Voltage Software, Inc.
Hybrid Graphics Ltd.
iBeta
IBM Texas Credit Union
IGDA - Writer's SIG
janimation Inc
K2 Networks Inc.
Khronos Group
LivePitch
Mary-Margaret.com
Microsoft Casual Games Group
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Research
Midway
Milller.Omni.Media, Inc.
MobyGames.com
Multimedia Games
Mythic Entertainment
NaturalMotion Limited
NCSoft
Nokia
NVIDIA
OGaming Network
Omni Interactive Media
Online Game Services, Inc.
Perpetual Entertainment, Inc.
Power VR
ProgramAce
Radical Entertainment
Real Networks/Lifetime
Scaleform Corporation
Sony Computer Entertainment America
St. Edwards University
TechExcel
THQ
UAT
Ubisoft
Versant Corporation
WITI
Xbox 360
Conference details and registration information are available at
http://www.GameConference.com
About The Game Initiative
The Game Initiative is a
leading producer of conferences and events for professionals in the
computer and video game industry. The Initiative is chartered with the
growth of the industry through events, public awareness, information and
supporting programs and serves the needs of companies and people
involved in producing interactive entertainment software and hardware
for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and the
Internet. Game Initiative events include the Austin Game Conference, the
Mobile Game Conference, the Women's Game Conference, the Game Writers
Conference, the Advertising In Games Forum, the Casual Games Conference,
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.GameConferences.com
Contact:
Tim Williams
Austin Game Conference
512.289.8687
tim@engagedigital.com
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