Welcome to the 2009
Game Developers Conference

Bosslady Update: January 7, 2009

In her latest Bosslady Blog update, Game DevelopersConference eventdirector Meggan Scavio discusses some of the newly-confirmed lectures, revealing the art and science of games like Killzone 2, Brutal Legend, and the newest Fable and Far Cry titles. Read more now.

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Game Design Track Highlighted Sessions:

• Lionhead Experiments Revealed
  Speaker(s): Peter Molyneux (Lionhead Studios)
  
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: Design Lessons Learned from Rock Band
  Speaker(s): Dan Teasdale (Harmonix Music Systems, Inc)
  
• Player's Expression: The Level Design Structure Behind Far Cry 2 and Beyond?
  Speaker(s): Jonathan Morin (Ubisoft)
  

Learn more about the Game Design Track here.

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Production Track Highlighted Sessions:

• SPORE: Fulfilling the Massively-Single Player Promise - How'd We Do?
  Speaker(s): Caryl Shaw (Maxis)
  
• Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie
  Speaker(s): Allen Murray (Bungie)
  
• Advanced Scrum and Agile Development
  Speaker(s): Clinton Keith (Clinton Keith Consulting)
  

Learn more about the Production Track here.

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Business & Management Track Highlighted Sessions:

• Stability in Stormy Weather
  Speaker(s): Albert Reed, Bill Reed (Demiurge Studios)
  
• Moving Targets: How Audience Demographic Shifts & Trends are Changing Gamer Attitudes
  Speaker(s): Edward Hunter (Gaming Solutions, comScore)
  
• Early Stage Funding for Video Game Start Ups
  Speaker(s): Matthew Le Merle (Gameplay Holdings and Keiretsu Forum)
  

Learn more about the Business Management Track here.

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Programming Track Highlighted Sessions:

• Halo Wars: The Terrain of Next-Gen
  Speaker(s): Colt McAnlis (Microsoft Ensemble Studios)
• State-Based Scripting in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  Speaker(s): Jason Q. Gregory (Naughty Dog)
• The Light Pre-Pass Renderer -Renderer Design for Multiple Lights
  Speaker(s): Wolfgang Engel (Rockstar Games)

Learn more about the Programming Track here.

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Visual Arts Track Highlighed Sessions:

• Universal Character System in Saints Row 2
  Speaker(s): Chris Fortier (Volition)
• The Art of Braid
  Speaker(s): David Hellman (Independent Artist)
• Behind the Scenes: The Gears of War 2 Cinematics Pipeline
  Speaker(s): Tanya Jessen, Greg Mitchell (Epic Games)

Learn more about the Visual Arts Track here.

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Audio Track Highlighted Sessions:

• Experiences and Rare Insights into the Video Game Music Industry
  Speaker(s): Hitoshi Sakimoto (Basiscape International)
• How High Dynamic Range Audio Makes Battlefield: Bad Company Go Boom
  Speaker(s): Anders Clerwall (EA - DICE)
• The Audio of Fable 2: Large Scale Collaboration for Next-Gen Games
  Speaker(s): Kristofor Mellroth (Microsoft Game Studios)
  

Learn more about the Audio Track here.