Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Games Go Social speakers announced

The great thing here is that the Industry is starting to make the links. I hope this event gets the support it needs.

Top execs from the likes of MySpace, Electronic Arts and PlayFish are set to speak at a new social gaming event in Amsterdam this month.

Games Go Social will take place in Amsterdam on September 26th and romises to ‘probe the synergies between games and communities’ and ‘explore the phenomena, from its roots in MMORPG’s to the latest causal games-dedicated communities’.

The full-day event has been organised by the Picnic Network and Ex Machina, and boasts an impressive list of speakers including:

Kristian Segerstrale, CEO Playfish
Derek Fehmers, Managing Director Benelux Myspace
Robin Hunicke, Senior Producer EA
Charles Foreman, CEO I'm in like with you
Marc van der Chijs, CEO Spil Games Asia
Jurriaan van Rijswijk, COO and co-founder Game Entertainment Europe
Shervin Pishevar, CEO Social Gaming Network (SGN)
Martin de Ronde, Director OneBigGame"

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