London, United Kingdom (Sharewellnewswire.com) July 20,
2012 - Edinburgh Interactive announces keynote speakers for this year's 10th
anniversary event!
Seamus Blackley's keynote "The Future of Fun" promises
an informative and insightful discourse regarding the future we are launched
into by the present we fail to understand, and the past we failed to get right.
The man behind Xbox will be amongst the headline acts at this
year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Seamus Blackley will give a talk
on ‘the future of fun’ at this year’s event, which will be his only European
appearance this year. As well as setting the proposal for Xbox, Blackey
has also worked with Bill Gates and Steven Spielberg, designed and programmed
video games, worked as the head of the Creative Artists Agency’s video game
division and is currently president and founder of mobile and digital studio
Innovative Leisure.
Joining Blackey on the bill is Google’s UK industry leader
Warren Mills. His talk will discuss how users are interacting with their
platforms across search, YouTube and mobile from pre-launch of a game to the
arrival of DLC. Mills joined Google from Bauer Media in October last year
and works alongside games publishers
and movie studio’s to develop advertising initiatives across Google’s network
of mobile, social, YouTube and search options.
About Seamus Blackley:
Seamus Blackley has collaborated with Bill Gates and creatively
with Steven Spielberg. He worked on the experimental and theoretical
physics team that discovered the Top Quark at Fermilab, and wrote the proposal
for, assembled behind the team, and was the face of Xbox and the Xbox division
of Microsoft. He has designed, programmed, produced and written music for videogames, and has, as the founding head ofvideogames division of CAA, closed many hundreds of
millions of dollars in console, PC, mobile and cloud based videogame deals,
representing nearly every famous working game developer on Earth. He is
currently president and founder of Innovative Leisure, Inc.
For all questions relating to Media Contact for Seamus Blackley, Please contact
Iris Palacio: Head of Public Relations
irispalacio@gmail.com / (Direct) 818
203 9510 (LA,
California)
About Warren Mills :
Warren joined Google in October last year and is responsible for
working with games publishers and movie studio's to develop integrated
advertising solutions across search, YouTube, the Google display network,
mobile and social. Previously Warren worked at Bauer Media as the head of games
and entertainment working with brands such as FHM, Kerrang, Kiss and 4Music. At
Bauer he was responsible for cross platform solutions across their range of
print titles, radio stations, TV channels and digital properties.
Don't miss the Edinburgh Interactive 10th anniversary! Get
your tickets for £229 (+ VAT) booked via the website,
click on book tickets.
Reduced rates available for Scottish Developers; please see website for details.
For all enquiries, please contact Alexa Turness, Edinburgh
Interactive Event Director on +44 (0) 207 534 0580 or by email, alexa@edinburghinteractive.co.uk
About Edinburgh Interactive :
In the energy charged setting of the Edinburgh Festival and
Fringe, EIF will continue with its 10th year with a successful eclectic mix of
presentations and debates relating to emerging trends and future gazing at the
world of interactive media and entertainment. Edinburgh Interactive exists to
explore and celebrate the social, creative and cultural building blocks of the
interactive entertainment and media sectors. Edinburgh Interactive does
this with both a conference and a series of public events focusing on the
skills and creativity of those working in the industry and the strong tradition
of Scottish innovation. The event has consistently kept its agenda ahead of the
game! www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk
Edinburgh Interactive Public day : 11th August: Interested
in video games? Want to know more about the video games industry or even how to
make a game? Then the Edinburgh Interactive FREE public sessions are the place
to be! Come and experience a variety of FREE workshops available for children
and adults. Further workshop and session details can be found at www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk/public-program . The register your FREE place,
visit http://edinburghinteractivepublic.eventbrite.com/
Edinburgh Interactive Partners : Our partners include Nintendo, UKIE, MCV,
Develop, Mobile Entertainment, Licensing.biz, Edinburgh City Council, Harbottle
& Lewis, Edge, Scottish Daily Record and Scottishgames.net
Do you or your company fancy being added to the list; Edinburgh
Interactive offers a variety of partnership opportunities, tailored to your
requirements.
If you would like to get involved with the event further, or
just have a question, please don't hesitate to get in touch:
Alexa Turness
Event Director - Edinburgh Interactive
Mobile: +44 (0) 7990 522 004
Office: +44 (0) 207 534 0580
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