Speakers line up for GDC China
Game Developers Conference China (or GDC China if you like) revealed its lineup of speakers from noted industry players including Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft, Maxis, creators of Spore and The Sims, Dice EA, creators of Mirror’s Edge, and many more. GDC China is being presented by United Business Media’s Think Services, and will take place at the Shanghai Convention Center, October 11-13 of this year.
Chris Hecker will be presenting a session on the challenges and meaning of user-generated content in Spore, Colt McAnlis of Blizzard will be addressing the technical challenges of generating and affixing art to the massive terrains of World of Warcraft, and Tobias Dahl and Mikael Lagre of Dice EA will discuss creating a robust perspective for Mirror’s Edge, a game emphasizing fluid first-person movement and perspective. People from Activision, Take Two Asia, Volition and Ubisoft Chengdu will also be among the roster of speakers presenting talks.
Headlining this roster of speakers is Jordan Mechner, game designer, programmer, screenwriter, and creator of Prince of Persia, who will be providing a keynote lecture titled “Prince of Persia: 20 Years From Game to Film.” The full list of featured speakers at GDC China is available after the jump.
