Hear from the guys who put the Great into the Great British Games industry at the “Best of British” Games conference on 28th October
Help celebrate the success of the British games industry and hear from great speakers including Charles Cecil (MD Revolution studios) and also Ed Vaizey (MP) and there will be plenty of opportunity to network during breaks and the party. It would be great if you could be there to share in these celebrations! To register at a discounted rate of £100 click here and use discount promotional code bob_discounted100.
The event will be held at Kings Place, near Kings Cross on Wed 28th October and will attract 100+ games industry professionals. Here is a list of the sessions:
Ed Vaizey, discussing the games industry and its importance to the UK economy
Keynote: Charles Cecil, MD of Revolution studios will take a look at the British games industry what made Britain the birth place of the games industry and what are the key USPs of Britain moving forward?
“Darwina + playthrough”: Mark Morris MD of Introversion will talk about the benefits of being a British independent studio and how they have managed to transform from a small time indie to professional console developer. Mark will be talking about the influences of their latest and most exciting game Darwina+ which is due to be released on XBLA later this year.
“Marketing Browser games”: Simon Seefeldt is Head of Business development at Jagex - a world-leading developer of high quality, browser-based games and the largest independent games developer and publisher in the UK creating games such as Runscape and funOrb. Simon will talk about how they build their communities and market their games and how Britain is a great place to make games.
“I, myself and iphone”: Paul Farley, MD Tag games will be talking about how Tag games started and what the benefits are of being a casual games company in the UK. Paul will also be highlighting the pros and cons of iPhone versus some of the other platforms.
“Give us a break” and a panel of leading developers and games experts will be discussing the prospects for a Games Tax Relief and the implications for the industry as a whole if the measure is implemented. Rick Gibson (Games investor), Ian Baverstock (Kuju), Steve Walmsley (Mere-mortals) and Robert Bond (Speechly Bircham)
The Best British Game Ever - your chance to vote for the Best Brit Game
Party at Caminos bar until late!!!