Seamus Blackley's keynote "The Future of Fun" promises an informative and insightful discourse regarding the future we are launched into by the present we fail to understand, and the past we failed to get right.
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United Kingdom (Sharewellnewswire.com) July 20, 2012 - Edinburgh
Interactive announces keynote speakers for this year's 10th anniversary
event!
Seamus Blackley's keynote "The Future of
Fun" promises an informative and insightful discourse regarding the
future we are launched into by the present we fail to understand, and
the past we failed to get right.
The man behind
Xbox will be amongst the headline acts at this year’s Edinburgh
Interactive Festival. Seamus Blackley will give a talk on ‘the future
of fun’ at this year’s event, which will be his only European appearance
this year. As well as setting the proposal for Xbox, Blackey has also
worked with Bill Gates and Steven Spielberg, designed and programmed
video games, worked as the head of the Creative Artists Agency’s video
game division and is currently president and founder of mobile and
digital studio Innovative Leisure.
Joining
Blackey on the bill is Google’s UK industry leader Warren Mills. His
talk will discuss how users are interacting with their platforms across
search, YouTube and mobile from pre-launch of a game to the arrival of
DLC. Mills joined Google from Bauer Media in October last year and
works alongside games publishers and movie studio’s to develop
advertising initiatives across Google’s network of mobile, social,
YouTube and search options.
About Seamus Blackley:
Seamus
Blackley has collaborated with Bill Gates and creatively with Steven
Spielberg. He worked on the experimental and theoretical physics team
that discovered the Top Quark at Fermilab, and wrote the proposal for,
assembled behind the team, and was the face of Xbox and the Xbox
division of Microsoft. He has designed, programmed, produced and
written music for videogames, and has, as the founding head ofvideogames
division of CAA, closed many hundreds of millions of dollars in
console, PC, mobile and cloud based videogame deals, representing nearly
every famous working game developer on Earth. He is currently
president and founder of Innovative Leisure, Inc.
For all questions relating to Media Contact for Seamus Blackley, Please contact
Iris Palacio: Head of Public Relations
irispalacio@gmail.com / (Direct) 818 203 9510 (LA, California)
About Warren Mills :
Warren
joined Google in October last year and is responsible for working with
games publishers and movie studio's to develop integrated advertising
solutions across search, YouTube, the Google display network, mobile and
social. Previously Warren worked at Bauer Media as the head of games
and entertainment working with brands such as FHM, Kerrang, Kiss and
4Music. At Bauer he was responsible for cross platform solutions across
their range of print titles, radio stations, TV channels and digital
properties.
Don't miss the Edinburgh Interactive 10th anniversary! Get your tickets for £229 (+ VAT) booked via thewebsite,
click on book tickets. Reduced rates available for Scottish Developers;
please see website for details.
For all enquiries, please contact Alexa Turness, Edinburgh Interactive Event Director on +44 (0) 207 534 0580 or by email, alexa@edinburghinteractive.co.uk
About Edinburgh Interactive :
In
the energy charged setting of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, EIF
will continue with its 10th year with a successful eclectic mix of
presentations and debates relating to emerging trends and future gazing
at the world of interactive media and entertainment. Edinburgh
Interactive exists to explore and celebrate the social, creative and
cultural building blocks of the interactive entertainment and media
sectors. Edinburgh Interactive does this with both a conference and a
series of public events focusing on the skills and creativity of those
working in the industry and the strong tradition of Scottish innovation.
The event has consistently kept its agenda ahead of the game!
www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk
Edinburgh Interactive Public day :
11th August: Interested in video games? Want to know more about the
video games industry or even how to make a game? Then the Edinburgh
Interactive FREE public sessions are the place to be! Come and
experience a variety of FREE workshops available for children and
adults. Further workshop and session details can be found at www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk/public-program . The register your FREE place, visit http://edinburghinteractivepublic.eventbrite.com/
Edinburgh Interactive Partners : Our
partners include Nintendo, UKIE, MCV, Develop, Mobile Entertainment,
Licensing.biz, Edinburgh City Council, Harbottle & Lewis, Edge,
Scottish Daily Record and Scottishgames.net
Do you
or your company fancy being added to the list; Edinburgh Interactive
offers a variety of partnership opportunities, tailored to your
requirements.
If you would like to get involved with the event further, or just have a question, please don't hesitate to get in touch:
Alexa Turness
Event Director - Edinburgh Interactive
Mobile: +44 (0) 7990 522 004
Office: +44 (0) 207 534 0580
http://www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk/
alexa@edinburghinteractive.co.uk
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