Whether cloud-based computing and games streaming really are the future for the games industry is up for debate, but we're certainly curious to see how services like OnLive and Gaikai pan out. Industry veteran David Perry will be demonstrating the latter at the 2010 Festival of Games, the NLGD foundation has announced. The Festival of Games takes place June 3-4, at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht.
During his keynote, Perry will talk about the future of gaming and demonstrate his Gaikai technology, which he plans to launch this year. Gaikai recently raised $5 million in venture capital.
“It is incredibly important for developers and publishers, to create new methods of distribution,” said Matthijs Dierckx-Kuijper, publisher of industry magazine Control, co-organisers of the conference. “Gaikai is a very interesting new platform and we believe David Perry will give a great talk on the future of gaming and this new technology.”
“Having David Perry as a keynote speaker shows that we are elevating this conference to a whole new level. We have a prominent place for new technology that has a tremendous impact on the gaming industry,” commented Seth van der Meer, chairman of the Stichting Nederlandse Gamedagen, organizer of the Festival of Games.
Another prominent speaker at the Festival of Games will be Eidos life president Ian Livingstone, who will speak about the success of Eidos and the Tomb Raider franchise.
