2007 DICE Summit Schedule

2/6/2007
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
GVR Conference Area		  

Registration




 

2/7/2007
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
GVR Conference Area		  

Registration
 
 
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rio Secco Golf Club		  

4th Annual D.I.C.E. Summit Golf Tourney
 
 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Opening Remarks & Keynote Address

Yair Landau, Vice Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment
 
 
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
GVR		  

Opening Night Party




 

2/8/2007
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Opening Remarks

Joseph R. Olin, President, AIAS

The ESA: Past, Present and Future
Doug Lowenstein, President, Entertainment Software Association
 
 
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

20 Questions for Sony Computer Entertainment's Phil Harrison

Phil Harrison, President, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios
 
 
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
N/A		  

Mini Break
 
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Power Hour: Design Outside the Box

Jordan Weisman, Chief Creative Officer, 42 Entertainment

Michael Smith, CEO, Mind Candy
 
 
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
N/A		  

Lunch
 
 
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

The Hidden Riches of In-Game Advertising

The Hidden Riches of In-Game Advertising
Jay Cohen, VP of U.S. Publishing, Ubisoft

Steve Nix Studio Survival, One Level at a Time
Steve Nix, Director of Business Development, id Software, Inc.

What's next in episodic?
Rick Sanchez, VP of Content, GameTap
 
 
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

I am not alone in the Universe

I am not alone in the Universe: Will Wright Speaks on Building The SPORE Team
Will Wright, Chief Designer, Co-Founder, Maxis
 
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino		  

IAA Awards Pre Party @ Body English
 
 
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino		  

10th IAA Red Carpet
 
 
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino		  

10th IAA Ceremony @ the Joint




 

2/9/2007
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
GVR Conference Area		  

Registration
 
 
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Remarks
 
 
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Behind the Music: Harmonix

Alex Rigopulous, CEO, Harmonix Music
 
 
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Going Beyond the Game

Going Beyond the Game: Making Games the Launching Point for New Cross Media Franchises
Jon Goldman, Chairman and CEO, Foundation 9
 
 
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
N/A		  

Mini Break
 
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 AM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Yeah! The Mathematics of Music and the Emotion of Game Design

Yeah! The Mathematics of Music and the Emotion of Game Design
Keiichi Yano, VP of Development, iNiS Corporation

Innovation and Evolution: How to be Supreme Commander of the Development Process
Chris Taylor, President & Designer, Gas Powered Games
 
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
N/A		  

Lunch
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

Are Boys Games Necessary?

Are Boy Games Necessary?  The End of Gaming as We Know it.
Nicole Lazzaro, President and Founder, XEODesign
 
 
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
GVR Grand Ballroom		  

The Case for Free Agency

Michael John, Freelance Game Director
 
 
5:00 PM - N/A
GVR Poker Room		  

2nd Annual D.I.C.E. Poker Tournament