Video of Reuben Steiger's (CEO and Founder of Millions of Us) state of the industry address at Virtual Worlds Expo is now online for viewing. You can grab the 73 MB WMV file here. We would once again like to thank Reuben for his participation at the Expo.
If you missed the show mark your calendar for Virtual Worlds London on October 20-21, 2008 or Virtual Worlds 2009 on March 10-11, 2009 in New York City.
Video of Academy Award ® winning Producer Jon Landau's keynote interview with Corey Bridges (Executive Producer, Multiverse) is now online for viewing. You can grab the 85 MB WMV file here. We would once again like to thank both Jon and Corey for their participation at the Expo.
If you missed the show mark your calendar for Virtual Worlds London on October 20-21, 2008 or Virtual Worlds 2009 on March 10-11, 2009 in New York City.
Video of Disney Online's Senior Vice President Steve Parkis' keynote at Virtual Worlds Expo is now available for viewing. You can grab the 127 MB WMV file here or watch it below. We would once again like to thank Steve for taking the time out of his busy schedule to join us at the show.
If you missed the show mark your calendar for Virtual Worlds London on October 20-21, 2008 or Virtual Worlds 2009 on March 10-11, 2009 in New York City.
Video of Sibley Verbeck's state of the industry address at Virtual Worlds Expo is now available for viewing. You can grab the 39 MB WMV file here or watch the video below. We would again like to thank Sibley for his participating and insight at the Expo. Sibley, who helms Electric Sheep, is also one of the leaders of the not-for-profit Virtual Worlds Roadmap initiative.
If you missed the show mark your calendar for Virtual Worlds London on October 20-21, 2008 or Virtual Worlds 2009 on March 10-11, 2009 in New York City.
Video of Erica Driver's VW Expo keynote interview with IBM's Colin J. Parris, Ph.D. is now available for viewing. You can grab the 205 MB WMV file here or watch it embedded below. We would once again like to thank both Colin and Erica for their excellent participation at the Expo.
If you missed the show mark your calendar for Virtual Worlds London on October 20-21, 2008 or Virtual Worlds 2009 on March 10-11, 2009 in New York City.
We have extended the application deadline for FastPitch London at Virtual Worlds London (20-21 October 2008). The revised application deadline is September 30th, to accommodate those who may have been on holiday during the month of August. Any size company can participate - from start-ups to established players. We only ask that the product offering you submit be new - either a new product or a significant new product feature of an existing product.
FastPitch London gives instant access to a built in audience of media, investors, industry influencers, business partners and customers who will be in attendance at the show. Companies are invited to submit a FastPitch Application. The FastPitch team of expert judges reviews all submissions, selecting the most notable prior to the show. Selected companies are given the stage at Virtual Worlds London on 20 October 2008. Applications are due midnight GMT Friday, 30 September 2008. Finalists will be selected on a rolling basis. For more information, please visit the FastPitch London home page and review the FAQ.
I'm finally digging my way out of the email and RSS feed hole that the Virtual Worlds Expo left me in last week. Rounding up all the news from the show as well as a few other people's take on various sessions and and announcements, I'm remembering why I fell behind. I've added links to all my stories and notes from sessions and those from other blogs that I had the foresight to bookmark during the Expo. If I've missed any--or you think there's something else I should add--feel free to shoot me an email or just post a link in the comments. Thanks, all, for the great, very busy week!
My many, many thanks to our speakers and sponsors for their support and participation at this year's VW Expo. And another big thanks to our fantastic event staff. It was a huge piece of work on everyone's part. In all 1,300 people attended and participated - up from 1,100 at last year's show in San Jose. Great conversations were had and some fantastic new products were introduced. Of course the first annual Awards were also announced. Be sure to check out the numerious posts here on VWNews over the past couple of days to catch up on all the activity. Once we get our wits back about us again look for a detailed show summary for those that couldn't take everything in.
And don't forget we will be in London next month hosting Virtual Worlds London (Oct. 20-21). Look for new exciting announcements from Linden Lab, Google and other players in the space. The momentum in this industry is simply incredible.
In order to help bring VWNews readers together to facilitate business we have established the VirtualWorlds LinkedIn Group. LinkedIn, a business social networking tool, has recently upgraded its group features and functionality and so we thought it was time to take advantage of that. If you are interested in connecting with other professionals involved in virtual worlds take a moment now to join the group. This is a great way to keep in touch with people between our conferences.
Registration for next week's Virtual Worlds Expo ends Today: Friday, August 29 at 11:59pm. Onsite registration will be available but if you can register online today you can avoid the lines and a $200 price increase onsite.
115 featured speakers from media, entertainment, IT and virtual worlds
- Hear from major media companies: Disney, BBC, Mattel, Klasky-Csupo, William Morris, etc...
- Hear from major corporations: Scion, Samsung Electronics, Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Cigna, etc...
41 virtual world platform and technology companies participating
Gain the deepest, broadest understanding of the virtual worlds space.
The conference offers five primary tracks:
Virtual Worlds Hollywood
Virtual Worlds for the Enterprise
Virtual Worlds Kids
Future of Virtual Worlds
Technology and Results
Keynoters include: Jon Landau, Academy Award ® winning Producer (and James Cameron business partner); Disney Online Senior Vice President Steve Parkis (who will unveil a new kids world and give a peak at Disney's world-building technologies) and IBM Research Vice President, Digital Convergence, Colin J. Parris, Ph.D. Plus special guest, Heroes Executive Producer and Creator Tim Kring. Additionally we will be hosting the first ever Virtual Worlds Innovation Awards.
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