CONFERENCE
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SMARTPHONE & TABLET GAMES
Monday, March 25 & Tuesday, March 26
The Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit at GDC 2013 brings together top game developers from around the world to share ideas, discuss best practices, and consider the future of gaming on mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows 8 and more. This two day program will focus on the nuts and bolts of great game design and successful business strategies specifically tailored to popular smartphones & tablets.
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2013 HIGHLIGHTED SESSIONS
There's More to Life Than Press Releases and Promo Codes
Eli Hodapp (TouchArcade)
Stuck in a rut of unanswered e-mails, unclaimed promo codes, and game releases that go nowhere? TouchArcade's editor in chief, Eli Hodapp, provides a fresh take on iOS game marketing which revolves around a grassroots approach: fist engage and build a strong community of loyal fans, then let media coverage and success come naturally.
Still Kicking: The Viability of Paid Apps in the Era of F2P
Nathan Vella (Capy)
Much has been made of the rise of the free-to-play model. Pundits claim that paid apps are dead, and offer stats showing large portions of App Store revenue generated by IAPs. But is the end truly nigh? This session will detail the continued viability of developing paid apps for the App Store by leveraging experience from successes like #Sworcery, World of Goo, and more. Attendees will be confronted with key issues faced when tackling the F2P shift as small developers, discuss the rationale for choosing to develop a paid app, and learn best practices for success from launch and promotion through long tail.
SMARTPHONE & TABLET GAMES SUMMIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
David Kalina
Tiger Style
David Kalina is the co-owner and a principal engineer at Tiger Style, the fully distributed, fully independent development collective behind the critically acclaimed indie hits, Waking Mars and Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor. David spent his formative years developing AI systems for big-budget console games (Splinter Cell, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Thief: Deadly Shadows) before teaming up with fellow industry veteran Randy Smith to form Tiger Style.
Chris Pruett
Robot Invader
By day Chris runs Robot Invader, makers of mechanical devices of destruction and video games. His most recent work includes Rise of the Blobs and Wind-Up Knight. An Android team alum, Chris worked on games at Google in the US and Japan. He also spent several years in the console game industry as an engineer and shipped ten titles for various platforms. Under the cover of night, he maintains a research blog devoted to the dissection and analysis of horror games. Chris lives with his wife and two children in Menlo Park, California.
Caryl Shaw
KIXEYE
Caryl Shaw is currently an executive producer at KIXEYE in San Francisco, California, working in the Mobile group bringing KIXEYE games to peoples' pockets.
Prior to KIXEYE, Caryl was an executive producer at ngmoco:), where she was responsible for developing and managing multiple live iPhone and iPad games as fun and profitable services. Earlier in her video game career, Caryl was a senior producer at EA/Maxis and worked on The Sims, SimCity, and Spore franchises as the lead online producer. And way back in the first dot-com boom, she worked at a variety of internet startups managing online communities and content websites starting in '95. She even worked for a company that made Enterprise Business Software at one point, but found it a bit less fun than video games.
She's spoken internationally about a range of topics, including: Running a Live Mobile Game, Lessons Learned Making a Social Game for Facebook, and Putting User-Generated Content to Work in Video Games.
Her favorite bourbon is Woodford Reserve.
Prior to KIXEYE, Caryl was an executive producer at ngmoco:), where she was responsible for developing and managing multiple live iPhone and iPad games as fun and profitable services. Earlier in her video game career, Caryl was a senior producer at EA/Maxis and worked on The Sims, SimCity, and Spore franchises as the lead online producer. And way back in the first dot-com boom, she worked at a variety of internet startups managing online communities and content websites starting in '95. She even worked for a company that made Enterprise Business Software at one point, but found it a bit less fun than video games.
She's spoken internationally about a range of topics, including: Running a Live Mobile Game, Lessons Learned Making a Social Game for Facebook, and Putting User-Generated Content to Work in Video Games.
Her favorite bourbon is Woodford Reserve.
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Samsung Developers exists to engage with the developer community by providing the tools and support necessary to help app developers be successful, including hosting and sponsoring developer events, online tools, device loaner program, contests and meetups. developer.samsung.com
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Windows 8 reimagines PC gaming. Millions of gamers are playing on Windows across devices from tablets and laptops to all-in-ones and tricked out gaming rigs. Developers have the unprecedented ability to reach them all with a single app on the Windows Store. With the most flexible support for business models and the highest profit potential across app stores, Windows is changing the game. Bring It. www.windowsstore.com
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Grantoo increases downloads and engagement by providing a platform that adds Challenges and Tournaments to game play while partnering with brands to provide rewards.
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Founded in 1997, HTC built its reputation as the behind-the-scenes designer and manufacturer of many of the most popular OEM-branded mobile devices on the market.
Our customers guide everything we do at HTC, and it's this commitment that defines the company.
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Immersion is the leading innovator in haptics ("tactile feedback") technology. Using Immersion's Haptic Development Platform, Android developers can transform the UX by adding realistic vibration effects to their apps.
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Kontagent is the leading user analytics platform for developers, marketers, product managers, and strategic partners across the social and mobile web.
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NVIDIA leads the world in computer graphics and is a driving force in the mobile computing revolution. Its groundbreaking invention, the GPU, fuels PC gaming, professional graphics and scientific research. NVIDIA Tegra® processors power innovative tablets, phones and auto infotainment systems.
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W3i provides app monetization and user acquisition solutions for developers through an optimized offer exchange. Advertisers benefit from the open marketplace of app enthusiasts with targeting and flexible pricing. W3i's collaborates with developers to grow their businesses through app production guidance, user acquisition funding, media buying and freemium game optimization.
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