Our previously announced speakers include Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst and Riven John Underkoffler, CEO of Oblong Industries and science adviser for the influential sci-fi film Minority Report Amit Kumar of Accel, a venture investor Jon “ Neverdie” Jacobs, CEO of Neverdie Studios. How can we imagine a broader set of drivers other than technology that will shape the industry? Can we still apply the lessons from the past to the current and future marketplace? And what type of innovations and companies will draw the blueprint of what’s to come? So much of the industry’s internal narrative has been about it being cutting-edge. Games have changed as they’ve reached a billion people and $116 billion in yearly revenues, reaching the mainstream like they never have before. We want to expose you to ideas like The Leisure Economy, where everyone in the future will be able to make a living playing games. Our talks will feature augmented reality, virtual reality, esports, influencers, mobile games, core games, indies, new game technologies, and the connection between games, tech, and science fiction. ![]() We’ll touch delve into the strategies of the future for gaming, and how to drive excitement, growth, and new startups. ![]() With the right people in the room to make great deals happen, our flagship industry event attracts the best game and tech developers and publishers, executives, marketers and venture capitalists. This event is intended for VP-level executives and the hottest game developers and publishers. GamesBeat Summit 2018 is the destination conference for networking, inspiration, and intelligent interaction. Our event will let the hottest game developers, publishers, and investors talk with their peers and business executives about their insights into the future of games. the Time Machine. If you could see the future of games before it happens, that would give your business a competitive advantage. Our speakers fit within our theme of The Future of Games: Better games, better business. She started her career as a technology journalist for CNET Networks. In the world of gaming, she was the host of Playstation’s first digital magazine, Qore, and is the cofounder of the largest World of Warcraft guild in North America. She will do a fireside chat with Veronica Belmont, product manager at Disco (formerly Growbot) and a startup advisor in Silicon Valley.Īnd every week on Mozilla’s podcast IRL: Online Life is Real Life, she talks to people all over the world about how technology and the internet is shaping their existence, from the relationships we make to the policy that is changing how we even access the web.īelmont has also worked extensively as a public speaker, startup advisor, and presenter for companies of all sizes, including IBM, Intel, Sony, AOL, Discovery Digital, and more. Wu is nationally known as an advocate for women in technology. Wu spoke at our GamesBeat 2015 conference about receiving 180 death threats during that time. She is a software engineer, and a former game developer who founded the studio Giant Spacekat. She has been an active blogger and podcaster on topics such as sexual harassment, gender rights, and Black Lives Matter. During the Gamergate controversy, Wu was an outspoken figure, challenging haters on the Internet. House of Representatives in District 8 of Massachusetts, focusing on issues of cybersecurity and privacy. ![]() We’ll do a fireside chat on the future of storytelling in games, among other topics.īrianna Wu is a candidate for the U.S. And, in an interview with GamesBeat, she said she understands much of the anger that gamers have expressed on the Internet about issues of respect, including EA’s recent struggles with fans about loot crates. She wants to see more strong, realistic female characters in video games that reflect what gamers are really interested in. She recently created theForum.games, a forum for game developers where they can privately discuss matters with other professionals, and she is looking to expand her role in games with strong narratives. Gavankar is also a passionate gamer and a tech-savvy industry insider. She succeeded, as she is the actress playing Iden Versio, the main character of Star Wars: Battlefront II, one of the biggest games of 2017 from Electronic Arts. ![]() But in her 20s, she became what she calls a “super-fan girl” who wanted to wanted to break into the game industry and get acting roles. Janina Gavankar didn’t grow up playing games, as she had a strict upbringing.
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