Your Invited - VFS Game Design Expo - Jan 13 & 14, 2007
Game Industry Unites for Expo in Vancouver
Game Industry Unites for Expo in Vancouver
Vancouver Film School Hosts Inaugural Game Design Expo
Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Film School (“VFSâ€), the largest private post-secondary entertainments arts institution in Canada, is pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Game Design Expo on January 13th and 14th, 2007, in Vancouver, B.C. This two day event targets both those thriving in the industry and those looking to be a part of it. The video game than 130 gaming companies to the Vancouver area alone. The VFS Game Design program is a key provider of new talent to this rapidly growing industry.
Highlights of the VFS Game Design Expo include:
• Listen to and meet speakers from the biggest gaming companies in North America.
• Announcement of a $25,000 scholarship to the VFS Game Design program, sponsored by Electronic Arts.
• Tour the VFS Game Design campus and attend sample classes.
• Get a job in the industry; come to the open recruitment session and meet HR specialists from the top game companies.
• Play the new Nintendo Wii and enter to win a Wii console.
• Exclusive speaker sessions for VFS students and alumni.
Saturday January 13th, Industry Day at Vancouver International Film Centre, features guest speaker lectures and panel discussions with the leading minds in Game Design and Development in North America as well as industry executives from Vancouver. The Expo is a comprehensive day focused on a variety of topics including: the future of gaming, designing for play, and storytelling and cinematics. Industry Day is open to the gaming industry and the public. Tickets are $40 (available through ticketmaster.ca), giving you complete access to all the day’s events. Complete details of our speakers, their discussion topics, and schedules are available at gamedesignexpo.com.
Saturday Speakers include:
Glenn Entis (Keynote), Electronic Arts, Senior Vice President, CVO and CTO
Eric Zimmerman, Gamelab, Co-Founder & CEO
Mike Swanson, Gas Powered Games, Studio Art Production Manager
Jim Sink, Backbone Vancouver, Business Development Manager
Kevin Barrett, BioWare Corp., Director of Design
Rory Armes, Electronic Arts, Senior VP and Group General Manager
Jay Balakrishnan, Beyond Virtual, Inc., CEO & Founder
Steve Bocska, Hothead Games Inc., Joint Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
Douglas Alan Tronsgard, Next Level Games Inc., Chief Executive Officer
Kelly Zmak, Radical Entertainment, President
Sunday Open House, January 14th, is a free event at the VFS 420 Homer Campus. Sample a number of classes from the Game Design program, meet the faculty and alumni, play games that previous VFS students have designed, and check out the campus. The Open House will also be where VFS and EA announce the details of the $25,000 scholarship contest to the Game Design program. Nintendo will be on hand for attendees to play the newest Nintendo interactive console, the Wii, and win a chance to take one home.
For More information please contact:
Sarah Richards
Public Relations Specialist
Vancouver Film School
+1 (604) 631.3562
gamedesignexpo.com