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Thanks to the success of WorldsInMotion.biz as a website, we've been looking for new ways to bring our readers more information and insight about online worlds. Therefore, we conducted the first-ever Worlds In Motion Summit - featuring major speakers from Areae, Habbo, Millions Of Us, GoPets, OutSpark, Nexon, Multiverse, and more, in February 2008, and we are conducting a second Worlds In Motion Summit at Austin GDC in September 2008.
When?
The 2008 Austin GDC Worlds In Motion Summit will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16th and 17th, 2008, as part of the 2008 Austin Game Developers Conference - the top industry event for online video game developers.
More Info?
The Worlds in Motion Summit @ Austin GDC, is geared for those looking to bring their content and brands into interactive worlds. This summit is presented by WorldsinMotion.biz and made its overwhelmingly successful debut this past spring at GDC 2008 . Now back by popular demand, the Worlds in Motion Summit will provide new insight to the next steps in virtual worlds. This movement is powered by game technology and development, and offers a broadening of the worldwide business market through the wildly popular interface of social game networks.
The WiMS features candid sessions detailing the state of the art in leading virtual spaces, and the results that businesses – from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies – have derived from them. The goal is to provide a realistic and in-focus snapshot of the intersection of games, business, and entertainment today, and where it's trending for the future. Topics include the viability of promoting your brand in Second Life and other immersive environments, the business of kids' virtual worlds, and the future of the Metaverse.
The full Austin GDC Worlds In Motion Summit event line-up is available on the official AustinGDC site for the summit.
Previous WiM Summit Events?
The two-day GDC 2008 Worlds In Motion Summit, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco in February 2008, focused on the intersection of online worlds and games. There's an overview for the event - including speaker information - on its GDC 2008 Summits page. Some highlights include Raph Koster's keynote, as well as Adrian Cook on 'free to play' and Habbo's Sulka Haro in conversation.
