[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]
Cologne/Germany, August 15, 2017 | Visitors of
gamescom and devcom are in for a special treat this year: Three of
the most famous game designers will hold
public keynotes
. These keynotes are not only for visitors of the
developer platform devcom, regular gamescom visitors can watch as
well: All holders of visitor or trade visitor tickets may attend
for free. Space is limited, however, so everybody who wants to see
one of the three events should show up early.
Here’s the three talks:
Brendan Greene alias PlayerUnknown:
My journey – from modder to creative director of
Playerunknown’s Battleground
Greene is Creative Director of one of the world’s most
popular pc games right now: Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
(„PUBG“) by Bluehole. PUBG, while still in „Early
Access“, has already sold nearly 7 Million copies and is on
its way of becoming a phenomenon: On Twitch as well as Steam it is
among the top 3 of most played games.
Date: Wednesday, 23.8.2017, 13:00. Place: CCE congress hall
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux:
The golden age of games is NOW – how to rise to the
occasion
Garriott is a games industry legend. He published his first game
in 1979, founded Origin and is the driving force behind the best
selling Ultima series. 2008 he travelled to space as one of the
first space tourists and visited ISS. These days he’s working
on Shroud of the Avatar, a spiritual successor of Ultima.
Date: Wednesday, 23.8., 15:00. Place: CCE congress hall
Andy Tudor, Nicolas Hamilton, Peter Smits:
Project CARS 2 - Built By Drivers
Andy Tudor, creative director of Slightly Mad Studios, and
Nicolas Hamilton, race driver and brother of Formula 1 champion
Lewis Hamilton, speak about how Project CARS 2 was made by both
motorsports drivers and a community of passionate racing fans. The
session will include live gameplay from the latest Project CARS 2
build and will be moderated by Peter Smits (PietSmiet).
Date: Thursday, 24.8., 16:00. Place: CCE congress hall
In addition to the public keynotes there’s a number of
business keynotes that can only be attended by visitors of devcom
or the business center of gamescom:
Tim Sweeney, Epic Games, Tuesday, 22.8.2017,
11:00
Bob Slinn, Facebook, Tuesday, 22.8.2017, 15:00
Chris Charla, ([email protected]), Wednesday, 23.8.2017,
11:00
Robby Yung, Animoca Brands, Thursday, 24.8.2017,
11:00
Here’s the full program of devcom:
https://devcom2017.sched.com
About devcom
The brand new games industry meeting
devcom
will take place for the first time this summer as a side
event to gamescom. From the 20th to the 24th of August (Sunday to
Thursday),
devcom
will offer a varied lineup of events, including the
devcom developer conference
on Monday, the
devcom summits
and a new networking area, the
devcom developer lounge
.
Beyond keynotes and panels, the
devcom developer conference also includes workshops,
summits, master classes and matchmaking:
-
devcom master classes:
high class workshops for up to 40 attendees with international
speakers hosted in the
devcom
developer lounge
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devcom tutorials: up to four separate hands-on
tutorials on how to use the latest technology, engines or
advertising tools hosted in the
devcom
developer lounge
-
devcom summits: three special interest focussed
summits on Mobile Gaming and Innovation, VR/ AR/ MR as well as
Influencer Marketing.
In addition to
devcom
, gamescom’s own official keynotes will take place
from Tuesday to Thursday. Finally, this exclusive program will be
rounded out by the indie conference
RESPAWN. With its wide range of talks, workshops,
tutorials and keynotes,
devcom
has the right event for anybody working in the games
industry, from students of game design and young professionals to
senior developers and managers in leadership roles.
You can find additional information on devcom and its individual
events and conferences at devcom.global
The full list of all partners and sponsors of devcom:
InnoGames, Amazon Appstore, Blue Byte, GAMEVIL,
Amazon Alexa, balancr, CRYENGINE, Gameforge, Games Academy, Games
Bavaria, GEM powered by celtx, GIANTS Software, iSpreadNews,
Remedy, SAE Institute. Our media partners are Gamesbusiness.de,
Gamesindustry.biz, Making Games and Venturebeat. Canada is the
official partner country of gamescom and will be represented
through a panel of Canadian game developers. The international
focus of devcom's program is further emphasized by extensive
partnerships with other conferences, including the Global Mobile
Game Congress (China), the Nordic Game (Sweden), the Games Industry
Conference (Poland) and the Reboot Develop (Croatia).
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