If you are keen for getting into the core of the gaming world, showcase your products, catch the trends and know about nuances of doing business in this ecosystem then here is the right place for you!
Inviting Developers, students, publishers, IT companies, and anyone, who has interest in the game development industry at India’s prime platform for showcasing, inspiring, learning and dialogue for creators and enthusiasts of computer, mobile, console, web and social games, NASSCOM Game Developers Conference (NGDC) will take place on the 2nd and 3rd Nov’12 from 9 morning to 6 evening at Hyatt Regency Pune, India.
Celebrating its 4th year, the conference is developed entirely by the industry, for the industry, with an advisory board and content selection committee comprising of studio heads of most major game companies in India.
NGDC, this year, promises to be a developer’s paradise by giving them an opportunity to rub elbows with industry veterans and indie developers alike. Dedicated to the advancement of interactive entertainment through talks, panels, super-pitches, tutorials and more, the NGDC is aimed at bringing to the forefront the exciting gaming eco-system that exists in India.
This year’s NGDC has in store a bundle of Workshops, game post mortems, a series of panel discussions with building your own game competition, expo and also the attendees would witness the release of India’s first formal directory of Indian Game Studios which will be released during the conference.
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NGDC is all geared up with a coveted panel of experts gracing the conference with international industry stalwarts, Richard Louis Vreeland from Disasterpeace,Music Composer for FEZ), Stefano Gualeni (Tony Tough series), Nicol?’ Robinson Tedeschi from Santa Ragione (FOTONICA),Morgan Jaffit from Defiant Development (Heroes Call, Ski Safari), Mathew Hall from KlickTock (Little Things series)
Gaming lovers, who are glued to your favourite game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will have a special interest area at NGDC with Glen Schofield, CEO and Co-Founder, Sledgehammer Games (an Activision Studio) and creator of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, who will be speaking about the future of console gaming and lots more and to highlight one of the strong points, Modern Warfare 3 went on to gross $1 billion throughout the world in 16 days of availability, beating Avatar’s record of 17 days, according to Activision .Also we have Trip Hawkins on board, a Hall of Fame game industry and digital media consultant as a keynote speaker.
Speaking to Animationxpress.com about the core plan of NGDC this year, Rajiv Vaishanav, Vice President, NASSCOM shares, “The Indian gaming industry is witnessing increasing demand for outsourcing services supplemented by a fast growing domestic market. Indian gaming companies have started to focus on improving quality and the creation of original IP, which can be leveraged in terms of merchandizing and broadcast revenues. NASSCOM recognizes this industry as one that is a significant user of technology and which is playing a seminal role in developing India’s domestic media and entertainment industry. With the rapid evolution of the gaming market, the fourth edition of the NASSCOM Game Developers Conference will work towards strengthening industry’s focus on applications and developers working towards creating newer platforms.”
You can log on to on http://ngdc.nasscom.in for knowing more about the fee structure and registration formalities for NGDC.