19 - 21 July 2011

 

Torsten Reil to Keynote Casual Connect Seattle 2011 on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9am

Delivering High End Games To Mainstream Audiences

 

Join Jeremy Lewis, Chief Executive of industry juggernaut Big Fish, as he introduces us to Torsten to discuss tapping the mainstream with high end games.

In 2001, Torsten brought his research in biomechanics and kinetics to the movie industry revolutionizing realistic and immersive character interaction on the big screen. We are certain that you have seen Torsten’s work in movies such as the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Troy and Poseidon where computer animation of human and animal avatars gave rise to breathtakingly real sequences in the virtual world.

Torsten has proven through his success in using neural networks and artificial evolution applied to self-animating characters that using organic models with bones, muscles and a nervous system results in realism not achieved by other methods.

As increasingly powerful platforms have brought a multitude of gaming experiences to the mainstream entertainment audience, many of these experiences lack a depth and richness factor that truly engage players. Those days are gone as NaturalMotion has brought life to games including Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

 

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Content Highlights

We believe there are many paths from ordinary to extraordinary. Learn from those who have created the extraordinary to inspire you to create something extraordinary.

Dave ROBERTS
CEO, PopCap Games
10 Things I Hate About ...

LeVar BURTON
Actor
Managing Entertainment

Paul THELEN
Founder, Big Fish Games
Casual Games on Mobile

 


Andrew SHEPPARD
Chief Product Officer, Kabam
Who Needs Virality?

Gareth DAVIS
Platform Manager, Facebook
Social Games on Mobile

BRODIE, FARRIOR, HUDSON, BERNSTEIN, DHARNI, MARINO
Hype vs Real Deal

Sean RYAN
Director, Games, Facebook
Social Games Ecosystem

Jens BEGEMANN
CEO, wooga
Making Every Game a
Success Story

 


Peter VESTERBACKA
The Mighty Eagle, Rovio
Making Your IP Work for You

Steve MERETZKY
Dave ROHRL
Social Games Year

Thomas CHUNG
VP, GM, The Playforge
Harvesting your iOS Game

Jesse REDNISS
SVP, NBCU
Gamification & SocialTV

Vivian LEE
Director of Strategic Partnerships, EA Interactive
Big Mobile Brands

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Location

BENAROYA HALL & TRIPLE DOOR
200 University St
Seattle, WA 98101
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Date & Time

24 - 26 July 2012
Show Floor hours 8:00am - 6:30pm

Logistics

Fly into SEA (Seattle/Tacoma Intl)
Stay at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel

 
 
 
 
 

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