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Welcome to SIEGE
What is GGDA
It’s exciting to be part of a convention that can now boast of real successes. Since its
inception six years ago, people have gotten jobs at SIEGE, companies have gotten
funded, games have gotten designed, and more than a few toasts have been raised.
People who began as volunteers SIEGE are now returning as respected speakers.
While the industry has seen more than a few changes over those years, SIEGE itself
has grown while providing insights into both the latest phenomena and the bedrocks
of our industry.
In addition, we at the GGDA have long felt that games are no longer defined by their
programming, art, design, audio or any other single facet. Instead, games are defined
by where these all come together, and in the unique interplay of artist and coder,
designer and audio engineer. In recognition of this, we have numerous sessions that
bring together a multidisciplinary look at a subject, and are excited to have audio
experts on level design panels and programmers discussing tools for artists.
So, this year we celebrate both where the industry has been and where its future lies.
We look at those core parts of what make a game fun, embrace new technologies, and
plunge into unfamiliar waters like games for health, gamification, augmented reality
and more. We focus not only on the creative side of making games, but also the
business side as we develop sustainable models that allow us to create more and
better titles.
Our keynote speakers are perfect examples of the direction in which games are
headed. Dustin Clingman, interim executive director of the International Game
Developers Association, is a veteran game developer who has always kept one eye on
the future and the other eye on ensuring that his games are fun. Rob Carroll, director
of publishing for Tapjoy, has also been working on the front lines of the game
industry and now devotes his energies to expanding the mobile frontiers.
Join them and the rest of the GGDA in helping shape the future of our industry in
ways that are only now becoming apparent. We hope that the skills and friendships
you develop at SIEGE2012 prove an instrumental part of this process, and we hope
you will continue your involvement with the GGDA in the year to come.
Respectfully,
Andrew Greenberg
President, Georgia Game Developers Association
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIEGE 2012 ITINERARY 7
SESSION SCHEDULE 10
VENUE MAP 25
QUICK REFERENCE CHART 26
SPEAKERS 28
Georgia Game Developers
Association (GGDA) is a nonprofit
trade association of
businesses and professionals of
the video and electronic game
manufacturing industry of
Georgia.
GGDA is committed to the
growth and development of this
industry and the success of its
members as they compete
internationally.
GGDA’s mission is to promote
the growth and success of game
manufacturers in Georgia by
providing oversight and guidance
of government and academic
involvement, identification and
availability of resources, creation
and application of best practices
and certifications. To learn more
about GGDA, please check out
our website at www.ggda.org.
www.ggda.org