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The Art and Technology of Game Animation

With each new console cycle, the computing power available to us as game developers brings us closer to the matching the visual quality of computer graphics in film. As the appearance of characters and environments in games become more realistic, our players’ desire for immersive experiences and expectations for lifelike, believable behavior increases.  While the animation industry has a long and rich history of artists breathing life into lines on paper (or clay, or 3D models on a computer), games bring with them the unique challenge of requiring the developer to provide a responsive, interactive experience to the player. In the panel, we will present different philosophies, techniques and technologies that have been applied to bringing characters to life in some of today’s top character-based games.

1.       Athomas Goldberg, Director of Animation & Simulation Technologies, EA

2.       Wayne Gilbert, Sr. Animation Director for Skate, EA Games 

3.       Todd Batty, Producer for NBA Street: Homecourt & Facebreaker, EA Sports Freestyle

4.       Christian Gyrling, Animation Engineer, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Naughty Dog

5.       Brad Kinley, Lead Animator, Mass Effect, Bioware

The Vancouver International Game Summit is offering

99 full delegate passes for $99.00 to full time students of any British Columbia Institution.

This is a first come first serve promotion and once the 99 passes have been sold, regular student passes can be bought online for $199.00.  For more information and registration, please visit – www.vancouvergamesummit.com  - use promotion code BC08 – for full time students only.

This year’s line up of industry veterans and speakers puts VIGS in the top tier of all game industry shows world wide.

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CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE

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Sustainability and Environmental Awareness  –

“Going Green” and how that applies to the Video Games Industry.

1.            Neal Clarance, Ernst and Young

2.            Warren Carr, Ecosystem Restoration Associates

3.            Gordon Hardwick, BC Film Commission

4.            Eric Randal, President, Next Level Games

ELECTRONIC ARTS SUPPORTS

INTERNATIONAL GAME SUMMIT WITH LOCAL ROOTS

Second Annual Vancouver International Game Summit to be Held May 20-22, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA – April 23, 2008 —Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), welcomes industry heavy hitters from around the world as title sponsor of the Vancouver International Game Summit (VIGS), to be held in Vancouver May 20-22, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

The countdown is on - only 30 days until the 2nd Annual Vancouver Game Summit! Shane Kim, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Games Studio, and Jason Rubin, founder and former President of Naughty Dog will headline this year’s event, to be held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry »

 For Immediate Release April 7, 2008

VIDFEST highlights power of digital media to create positive change

VIDFEST 2008 seeks to inspire, featuring visionaries from Kiva to Designcanchange.org

Vancouver – The fifth annual Vancouver International Digital Festival (VIDFEST) showcases the power of digital media to achieve altruistic goals, from tackling climate change to enabling entrepreneurs in the developing world. Read the rest of this entry »

Shane Kim of Microsoft Game Studios has just joined our list of speakers for VIGS