Montréal International Game Summit

	NexGen	NexGen	Casual/Online/ Alternative/Mobile	Casual/Online/ Alternative/Mobile	Sponsor Seminars
8:00	Arrival of attendees


8:45	Opening
9:00	Opening Keynote Warren Spector Founder/President & Project Director Junction Point Studios [Presented by]





10:30	Programming Artificial intelligence Doug Church Executive Producer Electronic Arts	Art Art Content Creation for the Next Generation Unreal Engine Jeremiah O'Flaherty Art Director Epic Games [Presented by]	Programming Flash, tips and tricks Denis-Patrick Tremblay Lead Programmer Sarbakan [Presented by]	Design Through the Rabbit Hole: The history and potential of Alternate Reality Gaming Adrian Hon Director of Play Mind Candy	Sponsor seminar Maya 7 & MotionBuilder 7




11:30	Lunch




12:45	NexGen Keynote - Trends Neil Young Vice President and General Manager Electronic Arts [Presented by]




14:00	Programming scaling physics for next-generation platforms Emmanuel Marquez EU content acquisition manager AGEIA [Presented by]	Production / Business Next Generation Production Process - Focus on the Fundamentals Stuart Roch Executive Producer Treyarch [Presented by]	Art Pixel Dreams: The highs and lows of 2D games Randy van der Vlag Lead 2D Artist Gameloft	Design Design issues of online fighting games Won Lee CEO KOG Studios	Sponsor seminar Unlocking The Potential Of Game Development Using Microsoft Technologies Jerome Carron Senior Developer Advisor Microsoft




15:15	Programming From the Trenches: Experiences Building a Next-gen Cinematic Engine Chad Barb Graphics Programmer Infinity Ward	Design Next... the Game Designers' Generation Clint Hocking Creative Director Ubisoft [Presented by]	Art 3D in small spaces Eric Marradi Art Director Gameloft	Design Away From Keyboard: Designing Real-World Games Frank Lantz Creative Director area/code


16:00

16:30	Programming Wrenching Order From Chaos: Deterministic Networking in Splinter Cell Chaos Martin Lavoie Chief Technology Officer Quazal	Design NEXT GEN Character Design: A Psychological Approach Katherine Isbister Associate Professor Rensselaer (RPI)	Production / Business Thrillin’ While You’re Chillin’, Great While You Wait Scott Foe Producer Nokia	Audio Innovation in Music and Sound for Games. Where is it? Michael Sweet Creative Director AudioBrain




17:30	End of day

18:00	Cocktail VIP [on invitation only] [Offered by]