Korea’s GameTech Conference Gets Epic Keynote
Geremy Mustard, Technical Director of Epic Games’ ChAIR Entertainment, developer of the critically acclaimed iOS game Infinity Blade, will deliver the keynote presentation at GameTech 2011. GameTech is Korea’s only game engine-focused seminar, attended by the region’s best and brightest commercial game and game technology developers. Previous keynote speakers include Epic’s founder and technical director, Tim Sweeney.
Mustard will bring a decidedly mobile flavor to his keynote, entitled “Infinity Blade and Beyond,” which will delve into the development process of a game that has won dozens of game of the year and editor’s choice awards. Mustard will cover practical lessons his team learned and how they overcame challenges to bring a triple-A video game console entertainment experience to mobile devices. “We uncovered some surprising tricks that helped us make a very good-looking game,” Mustard said. “The learning process really opened us up creatively.”
GameTech is held annually in Seoul. More than 800 people attended last year’s conference, which was host to talks given by industry leaders from studios around the world. The 2011 convention is expected to draw 1,000 people, and the event’s theme is “Development Direction of the Latest Multi-Platform Game Technology.”
About Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary, NC and established in 1991, develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its “Unreal” series, including “Unreal Tournament 3” for PC, PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®. Epic’s “Gears of War” franchise has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and won more than 50 Game of the Year awards. Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 is the five-time winner of and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer magazine’s Best Engine Front Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also held the Develop Industry Excellence Award in its category for the past three years. Additional information about Epic can be obtained at http://www.epicgames.com .
About ChAIR Entertainment
Founded in 2005, Salt Lake City-based ChAIR Entertainment is a subsidiary of Epic Games, creators of the blockbuster “Unreal” and “Gears of War” video game franchises and the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3. Most recently, ChAIR introduced the action, sword-fighting adventure, “Infinity Blade” for iOS. “Infinity Blade” raised the bar of handheld gaming and received numerous Game of the Year and Editor’s Choice Awards. Prior to that, ChAIR released the modern and masterful side-scrolling shooter, “Shadow Complex,” published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade. The critically acclaimed “Shadow Complex” received multiple E3 and Editor’s Choice Awards and was named Game of the Year by more than 40 media outlets. ChAIR is also responsible for the award-winning underwater action-shooter, “Undertow,” released in 2007 for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Additional information on ChAIR can be found at http://www.chairentertainment.com ChAIR. can also be followed on Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/chairgames and on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/ChAIRGAMES
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