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13th Annual AIAS Foundation Golf Tournament

Sponsored by GOLFSTREAM

6th Annual D.I.C.E. Go-Karting Tournament

Sponsored by Vantiv

D.I.C.E. Arcade

Happy Hour

Magic: The Gathering Tournament

Sponsored by Wizards of the Coast

D.I.C.E. Poker Tournament

Sponsored by Havok

D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

D.I.C.E. Arcade

Continental Breakfast

AIAS Foundation/Intel Foundation Breakfast

Hot Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Martin Rae
President
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Wednesday Morning Keynote

Assumptions and Expectations with Interactivity and Magic

Randy Pitchford
CEO and President
Gearbox Software

Penn Jillette
Author, Actor and Half of Legendary Magic Team Penn & Teller

Setting the 2016 D.I.C.E. Summit stage in the Wednesday Opening Conference Keynote will be a special talk by two friends – Penn Jillette, author, actor and half of legendary magic team Penn & Teller and Randy Pitchford, magician, co-founder and president of Gearbox Software. Discussing “Assumptions and Expectations with Interactivity and Magic” this session will engage some lessons in misdirection of attention, expectation disruption and just plain old-fashioned lying.  Jillette and Pitchford will then lead members of the audience through a magic trick that will move from the live theater to virtual reality. 

Best of D.I.C.E. Europe

Creative Maturity Through Life Experiences – How to Build Engaging Open Worlds

Tommy Francois
VP Editorial
Ubisoft

Tommy will explain how Ubisoft teams are building meaningful open worlds that will immerse players into their very own unique experience, that they can then share with others from the community. Tommy will talk about the work done by his team to source, create and share access to the best resources in order to inspire the development teams at Ubisoft, and thereby foster mature creativity.

Networking Break

Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

Community First

Niccolo de Masi
CEO
Glu Mobile

There’s been a recent shift wherein companies, influencers and celebrities opt to share news directly with their communities first, and media second. The gaming industry has been fast to adopt this new strategy to announce updates, features, etc. Talent choosing to have direct, honest, real-time communication with their fans illustrates a high level of credibility and authenticity, much can also be said about the value these social audiences hold. Glu has identified and zeroed in on how to monetize the social followings of celebrities in a strategic and meaningful way. Glu’s Chairman and CEO, Niccolo de Masi will discuss this dynamic recourse, provide case study examples, and share his insight into the pros and cons of this new form of product communication.

Franchise Fever: Pursuing Big Ideas and Big Audiences

Steven “Frosty” Weintraub
Editor-in-Chief
Collider
(Moderator) 

Roy Lee
President
Vertigo Entertainment

Adrian Askarieh
CEO and president
Prime Universe Films

Film and television producers Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh will be joined by Steven Weintraub, from entertainment website Collider, to discuss the entertainment industry's relentless pursuit of franchise material and evergreen properties. For their talk “Franchise Fever: Pursuing Big Ideas and Big Audience,” they will explore the challenges and rewards of pursuing high concept, big idea properties with avid fan bases. How do you engage content creators, filmmakers and fans in a way that builds on a properties existing momentum? What are the potential pitfalls? And how do you stay ahead of the competition?

Lunch

Wednesday Afternoon Keynote

Automobiles, the Next Mobile Platform

Rich Hilleman
Chief Creative Director
Electronic Arts
(Moderator)

Dr. Frankie James
Managing Director
GM Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office
General Motors

Oriol Servia
Partner and Managing Director
Dragon Racing

Sahin Kirtavit
Senior Director of Automotive Solutions
NVIDIA

Looking towards the future of interactive entertainment technology and new platform development, the Summit stage welcomes a group of individuals who are looking to the automotive industry for the next great leap forward in innovation. Moderator Rich Hilleman, chief creative director at Electronic Arts, will lead the panel “Automobiles, the Next Mobile Platform,” discussing innovations in open computing systems, new transportation service models, self-driving technology and social interactive real-time robot racing, and how can gaming become a part of this evolving platform.

Speaker + Attendee Networking Event

Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

Roundtable Sessions 1

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Roundtable Sessions 2

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Happy Hour

Opening Night Party

Sponsored by Obsidian Entertainment

D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

D.I.C.E. Arcade

Continental Breakfast

Hot Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Martin Rae
President
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Thursday Morning Keynote

Civilization 25^th Anniversary Panel

Bruce Shelley
(Moderator) 

Sid Meier
Co-founder and Director of Creative Development
Firaxis Games

Brian Reynolds
Chief Creative Officer
Big Huge Games

Soren Johnson
CEO and Design Director
Mohawk Games

One game that typifies the theme of engagement is Civilization. For 25 years, Sid Meier’s turn-based strategy game has been engaging gamers the world over. To celebrate this milestone, D.I.C.E. will host the “Civilization 25^th Anniversary Panel” featuring some of the key members of the development team who will compare and contrast early game development versus today and share their favorite anecdotes from over the years.

From Overlords to Tomb Raiders – A Career in the Narrative Trenches

Rhianna Pratchett
Writer, Narrative Designer

The veteran writer and narrative designer looks back over her industry career and reflects on the ways in which narrative has evolved, and how improving the way we work with writers can improve how we engage with players.

Networking Break

Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

A Conversation with Todd Howard

Pete Holmes
Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Podcaster, Television Host, and Cartoonist
(moderator) 

Todd Howard
Creative Director
Bethesda Game Studios

Todd Howard will be joined in conversation by comedian and avid gamer Pete Holmes, the returning host of the 19^th D.I.C.E. Awards and creator/star of the upcoming HBO show Crashing.  Touching upon topics central to the conference theme – The Art of Engagement - this session will explore open world storytelling and design, the influence of fans on the game making process, how fan communities extend the life of a title through their creations and contributions, how previous games influence design decisions, and more. With Pete as the moderator this discussion is sure to be filled with entertaining moments along with inspiring insight!

Mike Gallagher
CEO
Entertainment Software Association

Lunch

Thursday Afternoon Keynote

A Conversation with Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro

Geoff Keighley
President
GameSlice
(moderator)

Hideo Kojima
Game Designer
Kojima Productions

Guillermo del Toro
Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist
DelToro Films

These master storytellers will offer insight into their creative vision and the driving forces behind their artistic pursuits. Moderated by longtime video game host and producer Geoff Keighley, this conversation will revisit some of their fondest memories from their own individual careers as well as some of the pivotal moments from each other’s work that remain a constant source of inspiration.

Speaker + Attendee Networking Event

Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

Roundtable Sessions 3

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Pre-D.I.C.E. Awards Social Hour

19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

D.I.C.E. Awards After-Party

Hot Breakfast