2005 AUSTIN GAME CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE OCTOBER 27-28, 2005 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS Thread

More than 1,400 attended the recently held 2004 Austin Game Conference

AUSTIN, Texas, October 13, 2004 ­ The Game Initiative announced today that the third annual Austin Game Conference (AGC) will take place Thursday and Friday, October 27-28, 2005 in Austin, Texas. Austin Game Conference is the definitive conference for networked game development, including massively multiplayer online games, mobile and wireless games and devices, and online PC and console games. The Mobile Game Conference, the premiere event for mobile game developers, takes place concurrently with AGC.

Over 1,400 people from around the world participated in the 2004 Austin Game Conference, up from 850 people at the first AGC in 2003. The Austin Game Conference draws from an international audience with attendees, speakers and exhibitors from as far away as China, Korea, France, UK, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

At AGC 2004 attendees heard from industry veterans and luminaries in a program offering more than 125 speakers in 53 sessions and 7 tracks. Game Conference tapes, CDs and MP3s are now available. To review the various options and place your order please the conference web site at GameConference.com Planning for the 2005 Austin Game Conference has already begun.

AGC is marketed internationally and provides a venue where developers, technologists and business professionals can network with colleagues, learn from industry leaders, stay informed about the latest tools, technologies and techniques and get business done in a relaxed atmosphere. Attendees include decision-makers setting the standards and looking for insights to improve their businesses and they come to AGC to get the opportunity to drill down to the key issues.

The 2005 Women’s Game Conference will take place Wednesday and Thursday, October 26-27, 2005, just prior to and during AGC 2005.

About The Game Initiative.
The Game Initiative is a leading producer of conferences and events for professionals in the computer and video game industry. The Initiative is chartered with the growth of the industry through events, public awareness, information and supporting programs and serves the needs of companies and people involved in producing interactive entertainment software and hardware for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and the Internet. Game Initiative events include the Austin Game Conference, the Women’s Game Conference and the How to Break into the Game Industry national conference series. More information about the Game Initiative can be found at TheGameInitiative.com.

Are you gonna go?

not sure yet

papers, I love papers!

If only it wasnt in austin and more like accross the street.

grr why is everything in texas???? even Quakecon
/me cries

It's because that's the center for action gaming in the United States, plain and simple. It's one of those hotspots, like Washington state, California, and Florida. Not to mention, the event was set up by people who had a company in Texas! lol

It's just common sense, really.

why does atl b gay well at least we have Cartoon Network building

ahhh cartoon network You live near it? :o

not that close like 40 minutes away Wilhelm lives closer to it than I do I believe

LOL, of course the Turner studios are in atlanta georgia

So are those damn braves and their annoying chanter

well.. if you'd bother checking my location you'd see its "texas", about an hour and a half away, but... a)school b)im only 16 and c)cashage shortage

If i had a car id go im only a few hrs away.

if I was a millionaire and I didnt have school I still probably wouldnt go, because sleep is better

I woulden't goto school, but id still learn stuff

Learning stuff you like to learn is much better than being forced

I still want to go to E3, personally. Is this one of those conventions where you have to be part of the media or the game industry to get in?

Yes, unfortunately you must be a member of the gaming press or industry I think. Like, a member of an important website (take note Penny-Arcade).

I wish I could go...alas..I live in NEW YORK, lol.

Id like to go to any gaming convention without my friends and family thinking I was a total geek, lol seriously they would make fun of me

lol, um...why do you care?

I want to go, Austin is like 2 hours from me.

Hatebreed, you're already a geek if you really like games. It's practically fact. You're a geek at heart, so there's no point in covering it up. I don't think you should care what they think, honestly.

I think they should have a gaming convention in the midwest. That way, it's near everyone, since they just have to meet up in the middle. lol