Tandem Events has confirmed the line-up of keynote speakers for this year’s Develop Conference, which will take place in Brighton from July 14-16.
Realtime Worlds founder and Grand Theft Auto creator David Jones will give the overall conference keynote, while representatives from Media Molecule, Microsoft Studios, Nokia, Traveller’s Tales, Mythic Entertainment, Hansoft and Ubisoft will also be speaking.
The following keynotes have been confirmed:
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Resetting the Game
David Perry, creative director, Acclaim Games
The Long Tail and Games: How digital distribution changes everything. Maybe
David Edery, Independent Consultant
Art Keynote
The Art of LittleBigPlanet - A Big Medley
Kareem Ettouney and Mark Healey, Co-founders, Media Molecule
Audio Keynote
The Runtime Studio in your Console: The Inevitable Directionality of Game Audio
Guy Whitmore, Director of Audio, Microsoft Game Studios
Business Keynote
Out of the Box(ed Product): Thinking for an Online Age
Jeff Hickman, Executive Producer, Mythic Entertainment
Design Keynote
Building LEGO Worlds - online, offline, and everything in between
Jonathan Smith, Development Director, Traveller’s Tales
Mobile Keynote
Moving games to a new beat: The development of Nokia's Dance Fabulous
Mark Ollila, Director of Technology & Strategy and Head, Nokia
Production Keynote
Bridging The Gap Experiences Learned with Agile Project Management across Multisite, Multicultural and Multilingual Project
Lisa Charman, Associate Producer, Ubisoft and Patric Palm, CEO and Co-founder Hansoft
More information can be found at www.developconference.com.